Low Table
12th-14th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
Low tables in this shape were used in ritual contexts, where they supported offerings or religious texts. This type of eight-legged table, lacquered in black and red with mother-of-pearl inlay, is associated with Shintō rituals and particularly with Kasuga-taisha, the important Shintō shrine in Nara, where similar tables are still in use.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Furniture
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, lacquer, mother of pearl inlay, gilt bronze
- Locations
- Place made: Japan
- Dimensions
- 18 1/2 x 37 7/8 x 18 11/16 in. (47 x 96.2 x 47.5 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 75.176
- Credit Line
- Gift of Amy and Robert L. Poster
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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