15929841810001312637261000Standard Recordobject-24258170206276076214835344910001702062268427fitz-onlineadlib-object-24258https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24258fabed49a-add8-39ab-9af6-0d23bc1f1fe34referenceterm-31499adlib-term-3149932bb5d6c-9a2c-3e8f-b998-5f9468b062b8lacquerreferenceterm-107444adlib-term-107444571df7cf-e062-3968-ae5e-bec9d5a82f92C. B. Marlaysilver-colouredreferenceterm-32031adlib-term-320314647e9b3-63ed-3a98-9e9e-9d8a9fb04c9bmetalMounts, Handlereferenceterm-32234adlib-term-3223496ff7097-33c1-398e-891e-22b7705b69fewood (plant material)Plugreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverDecorationblack lacquer polished to a deep glossreferenceterm-109697adlib-term-1096979b6a9eb6-8667-3800-b78a-800ee0da14f7roirolow-relief sprinkled designreferenceterm-109688adlib-term-1096882988a216-b928-3a6a-bf41-0f3ef66a65d8hiramakieshimmering spanglesreferenceterm-109686adlib-term-109686e7f4fc95-5061-3450-b4db-d3ac61cebff5nashijireferenceterm-106275adlib-term-106275a1bd9046-a422-36ac-a493-60fa7c7f7e91landscapeApplied ArtsBook rest, lacquer with silver metal mounts and handle. The book rest sits on a central upright attached to a rectangular base with a drawer (A) and is decorated in gold and silver. The nashiji (shimmering spangles) ground is decorated in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design), hiramakie (low-relief sprinkled design) and heidatsu (cut sheet-gold or, as in this example, sheet-silver applied to a lacquer base) on the book rest with a prunus tree beside a stream with clouds overhead, and on the rectangular base with bamboo and prunus beside a stream. The edges are plain gold; the sides are decorated with formal flowers and scrolling foliage. The front of the drawer is similarly decorated and has a silver metal drop handle attached to three finely tooled flower heads. The central upright is decorated with scrolling flowers and fitted top and bottom with silver metal mounts which are finely tooled with scrolling foliage. The underside of the book rest, the interior of the drawer and the box are nashiji. The base is nashiji and there is a removable circular wooden plug crudely painted in gold, inserted in the centre of the base.MAR.O.168 & A-19121accession numberMAR.O.168 & A-191224258priref24258urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24258https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24258small brown luggage labelinscribed in black inkReading stand, about 1820. Genuine work, made for the Japanese market, though regarded in Japan as of a bad period. To be kept.
O.C. Raphael, July, 1934.
Marlay Bequest, 1912labelreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumC.B. Marlay Bequestreferenceagent-149674adlib-agent-149674de1bf9dd-2091-39ca-85f6-41e736f6e32bMarlay, Charles Brinsley191219121912bequeathedCharles Brinsley Marlay died on the 18th June 191218201820circa1820referenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98Unknownreferenceterm-14428adlib-term-14428200f5ab8-f89b-38be-ae38-36dcf51a0068Edo Period (1615-1868)#referenceterm-106853adlib-term-10685325492eb4-1164-35eb-8dce-3601486f341519th Centuryreferenceterm-31499adlib-term-3149932bb5d6c-9a2c-3e8f-b998-5f9468b062b8lacquerHeightcm57.0Lengthcm44.4Widthcm25.4referenceterm-109734adlib-term-10973434291631-438e-33f5-bb7e-9b203ad62265book restreferenceterm-46919adlib-term-469194f96eeeb-cebc-3952-a30b-50675185c7f3drawer (furniture component)referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumplantreferenceterm-38471adlib-term-38471d795a1d5-7a84-35d1-b0c3-0893616eee15prunusplantreferenceterm-31765adlib-term-3176518cd89de-9b39-37a1-9cd4-9adddb5cd725bambooplantreferenceterm-107622adlib-term-107622523e46be-6c51-3455-8391-3ea334aab2f0flowersplantreferenceterm-30746adlib-term-30746c9b49335-33a0-3ee8-b9d3-3f1f3abc5414foliageplace typereferenceterm-58359adlib-term-58359fcf696fc-dabe-3fb7-b016-0e87f7a353c4streamplace typereferenceterm-108656adlib-term-108656737a09b0-0508-306f-b9d6-f06ab0f20921cloudsliteralprunusprunusliteralbamboobambooliteralflowersflowersliteralfoliagefoliageliteralstreamstreamliteralcloudscloudsreferenceterm-109734adlib-term-10973434291631-438e-33f5-bb7e-9b203ad62265book restbook restbook rest, lacquer with silver metal mounts and handle, decorated in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design), hiramakie (low-relief sprinkled design) and heidatsu (sheet-silver applied to lacquer base), interior of drawer and box, and base are nashiji (shimmering spangles) groundreferenceterm-28684adlib-term-28684f88af0dd-e292-3772-9b52-93a92a1f5ef6lacqueringobject
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