Object Details
- Collector
- Commodore Matthew C. Perry
- Donor Name
- Emperor Of Japan
- FROM CARD: "IDENTIFICATION OF THIS ITEM NOT SURE, THIS UNMARKED ITEM APPEARED TO PARTIALLY FIT THE DESCRIPTION? NO TOP PRESENT, ONLY A FRAMEWORK. THIS IS RECTANGULAR MADE OF VERTICAL SECTIONS OF BAMBOO, FASTENED BY A ROD RUN THROUGH THEM SIDEWAYS., THE FOUR CORNERS LEFT LONGER AS LEGS. ON THE INSIDE OF ONE END IS A JAPANESE INSCRIPTION. THE ITEM WAS CALLED A SMALL FANCY TABLE OR STOOL."
- Inscription in Japanese. Translated, it says: "1852 the year of rat, autumn, Nanroshi II [possibly the name of the maker?]". Japanese govt. gift lists includes 1 bamboo bouquet holder and stand (cf. Chang-Su Houchins. 1995. Artifacts of Diplomacy: Smithsonian Collections from Commodore Matthew Perry's Japan Expedition (1853-1854). Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology, Number 37, P. 138). Only the framework remains; parts are missing.
- Record Last Modified
- 6 Dec 2018
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Culture
- Japanese
- Accession Date
- 9 Mar 1859
- Accession Number
- 199043
- USNM Number
- E118-0
- Object Type
- Table
- Height - Object
- 19.3 cm
- Length - Object
- 34.5 cm
- Width - Object
- 24.2 cm
- Place
- Japan, Asia
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8332841
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37e99bd87-a9c0-4263-97aa-bb218d32c642
