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Negoro is a lacquer technique, named after the Negoro temple in Japan, in which several layers of red lacquer are applied over a black lacquer undercoating. Through years of handling, a natural surface of red and black random patterns emerges, an aesthetic highly prized by the Japanese.
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154241
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Tea Caddy (Chaire)
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154241
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object
title
Tea Caddy (Chaire)
description
Negoro is a lacquer technique, named after the Negoro temple in Japan, in which several layers of red lacquer are applied over a black lacquer undercoating. Through years of handling, a natural surface of red and black random patterns emerges, an aesthetic highly prized by the Japanese.
date
1500s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79941013
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Lacquer
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1
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import
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Diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
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Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
accession
1988.56
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Negoro lacquer on wood
tombstone
Tea Caddy (Chaire), 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Negoro lacquer on wood; diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.56
collection
Japanese Art
citations
citation
Cunningham, Michael R. <em>The Triumph of Japanese Style: 16th-Century Art in Japan</em>. Cleveland, OH: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with the Indiana University Press, 1991.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 122
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:58:29.561000
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154241
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Negoro lacquer on wood
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