Low Table
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Low Table, 12th–14th century. Wood, lacquer, mother of pearl inlay, gilt bronze, 18 1/2 x 37 7/8 x 18 11/16 in. (47 x 96.2 x 47.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Amy and Robert L. Poster, 75.176. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 75.176_threequarter_SL3.jpg)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Low Table
Date
12th–14th century
Period
Kamakura or Nanbokucho Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Wood, lacquer, mother of pearl inlay, gilt bronze
Classification
Dimensions
18 1/2 x 37 7/8 x 18 11/16 in. (47 x 96.2 x 47.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Amy and Robert L. Poster
Accession Number
75.176
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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