Coffer in Nanban (Southern Barbarian) Style, Momoyama period (1573–1615), ca. 1600–30, Japan, Gold maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer; gilt-bronze fittings, H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); W. 14 in. (35.6 cm); L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Lacquer, This coffer belongs to a category of Japanese goods known as namban (literally, southern barbarians) that were produced in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century for trade with Portugal and other European countries
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Coffer, Nanban, Southern Barbarian, Style, Momoyama period, 1573–1615, ca, 1600–30, Japan, Gold maki-e, mother, pearl inlay, black lacquer, gilt-bronze fittings, H, 8 7/8, 22.5 cm, W, 14, 35.6, L, 7 1/2, 19.1, Lacquer, coffer, belongs, category, Japanese goods, namban, literally, southern barbarians, produced, late sixteenth, early seventeenth, century, trade, Portugal, European countries
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