Lantern Item Number: N2.338 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Lantern consisting of black lacquered woven case with a collapsible paper lantern attached inside. The lantern is composed of light brownish-yellow oiled paper with an attached bamboo strip coil support and is decorated with a geometric design of six black squares. On the interior bottom is a metal candle support with a metal spike at the centre, and there is a metal handle at the top.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected during 1959
- Owned by Ronald P. Dore before 1960
- Received from Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during 1960
What
- Name
- Lantern
- Identification Number
- N2.338
- Type of Item
- lantern
- Material
- paper, bamboo grass, iron metal, lacquer, ink and stem ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- forged, lacquered and glued
- Overall
- height 27.3 cm, diameter 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Ronald P. Dore
- Received from
- Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1959
- Ownership Date
- before 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 82
- Accession Number
- 0065/0056