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Portable Writing Table
17th century
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Japanese
Ryukyuan
Lacquer on wood with inlaid mother-of-pearl and painted gold
Overall: 9 1/2 × 22 1/2 × 11 1/4 inches (24.1 × 57.2 × 28.6 cm)
Lacquer
Asian Art
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council and the Clarence L. and Henrietta C. Ascher Fund
1988.7
Public Domain
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(London Gallery, Ltd.);1988-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Ryukyuan, Japanese, Portable Writing Table, 17th century, lacquer on wood with inlaid mother-of-pearl and painted gold. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council and the Clarence L. and Henrietta C. Ascher Fund, 1988.7.
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