Lacquered disc with river scene

Details

• Title

  Lacquered disc with river scene

• Artist/maker

  Wang Wan (AD 693 - 751) (author)

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)

• Material and technique

  disc, probably wood, covered in black lacquer, and inlaid with mother-of-pearl and metal foil

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › wood;

  organic › vegetal › resin › lacquer;

  organic › animal › shell › pearlshell › mother-of-pearl;

  processed material › metal

• Technique index

  covered › coated › varnished › lacquered;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  artefact › disc

• Dimensions

  1.3 cm (height)
  9.6 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by E. H. North, 1967.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1967.149

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