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Pair of Ewers with Landscapes with Pavilions
- Museum No.
- HK125
Photo No：739-18580-1
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| Title | Pair of Ewers with Landscapes with Pavilions |
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| Artist | |
| Category | Lacquerware (H) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 18th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | Lacquered wood with makie (sprinkled metallic powder) decoration |
| Dimensions | Diameter 12.5cm Width 20.5cm Height 27.2cm |
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These ewers of lacquered wood imitate the porcelain and metal vessels used for aromatic oils in the Islamic world; however, the landscapes with pavilions evoke a European vision of the Orient. Marie Antoinette collected similar Japanese ewers, to which she added Parisian metal fittings. They are now kept in the Louvre.
Japan-Edo