#lacquerwork

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tree trunk, tuesday riddell

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Out in the reading room recently, Isl. Ms. 259, manuscript copy of a selection of texts on qirāʼāt with stunning lacquerwork covers. Browse the description and the entire manuscript online!

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#MiniatureMonday!

Enjoy this miniature example of hiramaki-e, or “a style of Japanese lacquerwork with gold decorations in low or flat relief.”

Hiramaki-e technique can be dated clear back to the 1100s. It involves sprinkling a metal dust onto a wet lacquer pattern and then covering that with a further layer of lacquer. 

This small charm has a tiny illustration of a mother hen and chick, and it contains five dice. For a small game of Yahtzee? Well, okay, probably not.  According to the seller’s card, this was made in the 1920s.

Smith NK9900.7.J3 M56 1920z

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fern lands, tuesday riddell

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fairy ring, tuesday riddell

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(1) "sinking," (2) "decay," tuesday riddell

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fuscia snake, tuesday riddell

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pond life, tuesday riddell