Artworks

René Dubois

Oak, veneered with Japanese Nambam lacquer; rosewood, gilt-bronze mounts · 1755

Adrien Faizelot Delorme

lacquering on marble (rock), maple (wood), walnut (hardwood), lacquer (coating), bronze (metal), rosewood (wood), oak (wood) · 1750

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; cuffs trimmed with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen couched with silk; sleeves, neck trim, and cuff edging: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; neck edging, cuff trim, and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; trimmed with braid of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, 1:1 oblique interlacing with triple elements; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; cuffs lined with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal buttons · 1750

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with eccentric and interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; metal fittings · 1750

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (kossu) with eccentric wefts; painted; edged and backed with cotton, plain weave · 1750

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; cuffs trimmed with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen couched with silk; sleeves, neck trim, and cuff edging: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; neck edging, cuff trim, and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; trimmed with braid of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, 1:1 oblique interlacing with triple elements; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; cuffs lined with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal buttons · 1750

Risenburgh, Bernard van, II

Oak veneered with ebony and Coromandel lacquer, cherry wood, and purplewood; gilt-bronze mounts; brocatelle marble top · 1740

Manchu

Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings · 1736

Manchu

Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings · 1736

Risenburgh, Bernard van, II

Oak veneered with panels of Chinese Coromandel lacquer and European black-lacquered veneer; gilt-bronze mounts; brèche d'Alep marble top · 1735

Giles Grendey

Lacquered and gilded beech; caning · 1730

Giles Grendey

Lacquered and gilded beech; lined with felt · 1730

Louis Félix de La Rue

Terracotta (lacquered brown); base: gilt bronze and grey marble · 1730

Louis Félix de La Rue

Terracotta (lacquered brown); base: gilt bronze and grey marble · 1730

Migita Toshihide

lacquer (coating), wood (plant material) · 1725

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, 1:1 plain gauze weave with supplementary brocading wefts; cuff trim: silk, plain weave; neck trim and closures: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave self-patterned by areas of 1:1 plain gauze crossings; cuffs lined with silk, plain weave; metal buttons · 1720

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, 1:1 plain gauze weave with supplementary brocading wefts; cuff trim: silk, plain weave; neck trim and closures: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave self-patterned by areas of 1:1 plain gauze crossings; cuffs lined with silk, plain weave; metal buttons · 1720

Joseph-Charles Roettiers

Gilt bronze, lacquered ground · 1718

Manchu

Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings · 1701

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; painted details · 1701

Ogata Kōrin

gourd; lacquered and painted with gesso, color, and gold pigments · 1700

Seisen

Lacquer, roiro, yamimakie, black hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: gyobu nashiji and fundame · 1700

Ogata Kenzan

Stoneware painted with cream slip, cobalt blue, and iron brown under transparent glaze; gold lacquer repairs · 1700

Hanabusa Itchō

Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver, brown and red hiramakie, various inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame · 1700