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A small square box with lid. Gold lacquered flowers appear on all sides, as well as small crests on one side and on the top of the lid. Part of a bridal trousseau.
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Container with lid
1800 – 1850
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1955/1.162A&B
An elegant writing box, which originally came with a paperknife, a water-dropper, and a stone for grinding the ink. Black laquer with poetic motifs formed out of abalone shells, gold, silver and corroded lead.
Ogata Kōrin
Writing Box (Suzuri-bako)
1661 – 1716
Gift of the Baroness Maud Ledyard von Ketteler
1942.7
The box is covered in detailed floral patterns in lacquer on a black background, with a family crest in the lower right corner of the front and top of the box. Part of a bridal trousseau.
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Rectangular box with cover and inner tray
1800 – 1850
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1955/1.158

Burmese
Royal Attendant for a Buddhist Shrine (one of a pair)
19th century
Gift from Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
2005/1.448.1

Thai
One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables
19th century
Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
2005/1.466.2

Thai
One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables
19th century
Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
2005/1.466.3

Thai
One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables
19th century
Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
2005/1.466.6

Thai
One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables
19th century
Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
2005/1.466.9
A square shaped, wood tray with curved corners tray. The interior is red lacquered, and the exterior is coated with black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlays in geometric shapes.<br />
Thai
Mother-of-pearl inlayed lacquer tray with geometric designs
19th century
Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
2005/1.468
The armor is comprised of a round helmet with a neck protector and a crescent-moon shaped ornament; a mask with fake mustache; an upper-body protector with sleeves from waist down and paulownia crest in the middle; a thigh cover; two metal leg protectors; two arm and hand protectors. The suit is stored in a black lacquered box with the gold crest.<br /> The helmet is made of red-painted metal lined with indigo-dyed cotton fabric and deer skin leather trim, which is attached to the metal helmet. The cotton is quilted with indigo-dyed cotton threads. There are two loops on side and one loop in the back, to hold a code for tying below the wearer’s chin. The code is indigo-dyed and then plaited; there are some fading areas. On the outside of helmet, the paulownia crest is on side flaps (to protect ears). There is a hole in the middle of the helmet for a head ornament. The metal leaves are interlaced with cotton strings. Ceremonial knots of yellow code on the back. It weights about 10 pounds.<br /> The helmet orna
Workshop of Mitsusada
Armor and Helmet with Paulownia Crests
19th century
Gift of James Abbott
2006/1.146A-M
Cantilever chair frame formed by a continuous line of thin steel tubing (connected under the seat with an additional piece of tubular steel), with separate lengths of black canvas wrapped around it at the seat and back.
Marcel Breuer
Chair (model B33)
1932 – 1938
Bequest of Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe
2012/1.285
A rounded bowl with small stand underneath and two handles on either side. Gold covers the side of the handles and runs along the rim of the bowl. Wrapping around the outside of the bowl are gold floral patterns. Part of a bridal trousseau.
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Deep washbowl
1800 – 1850
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1955/1.168
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