File:Japan, Kamakura period - Jar with Scenes of Frolicking Monkeys - 1984.8 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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[edit]Jar with Scenes of Frolicking Monkeys
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Jar with Scenes of Frolicking Monkeys |
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To make this vessel, a wooden form was covered with successive layers of lacquer, the clear sap of the highly toxic Rhus verniciflua tree. This time-consuming process requires each layer to dry before adding another. Lacquer was, therefore, an expensive status symbol; aristocrats prized lacquered architectural features, furniture, musical instruments, and serving vessels. This jar is particularly noteworthy as the only surviving lacquer jar with a narrative scene from the period, showing a family of monkeys trying to cross a river at the bottom. |
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| Date | 1302 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Wood, covered with hemp cloth and colored lacquer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Diameter: 47.2 cm (18 9/16 in.); Overall: 49.4 cm (19 7/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japanese Art |
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1984.8 |
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| Place of creation | Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1984.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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