Cup

Description

Cup with gently flared sides and low footring, wood decorated with black lacquer and foliate designs in gold, interior decorated with red lacquer, cup and stand sets (tuki) of Japanese lacquer were used by the Ainu in ceremonies: Japan, 19th century, collected in Hokkaido, Ainu

Museum reference

A.1909.499.65

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Cup, Tuki

Production information

Unknown
Japan, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Ainu people (Hokkaido), Japanese

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Physical description

Black and red lacquered wood

Collection place(s)

Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• A Scottish Physician's View: Craft and Spirit of the Ainu from the N. G. Munro Collection (26 Apr 2002 - 01 Sep 2002)
  Historical Museum of Hokkaido
  Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History

References

A Scottish Physician's View: Craft and Spirit of the Ainu from the N. G. Munro Collection (2002), no. 213 (p.73)

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, living lands »
co.5