Vanity chest

Museum number:
9-16545a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210916545a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3362
Description:
Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Vanity chest, accession number 9-16545a,b, described as Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Vanity chest, accession number 9-16545a,b, described as Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Vanity chest, accession number 9-16545a,b, described as Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Vanity chest, accession number 9-16545a,b, described as Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Vanity chest, accession number 9-16545a,b, described as Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Vanity chest, accession number 9-16545a,b, described as Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Vanity chest, accession number 9-16545a,b, described as Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Vanity chest, accession number 9-16545a,b, described as Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vanity chest, accession number 9-16545a,b, described as Vanity chest; ivory with handprinted landscape depictions set into lacquered wood, with brass hardware. Six drawers set behind two hinge panel doors. One long drawer on bottom of chest with ivory inset on front. Has carved lacquer stand (b). Bottom drawer panel is loose. Wood, lacquered; ivory; brass. Decorative, to hold jewelry or small objects. Japan, unspecified. A. h. 26 cm x w. 19 cm x l. .27 cm. B. h. 16.5 cm x w. 22 cm x l. 31 cm.

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