Low Table
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.
MEDIUM
Wood, lacquer, mother of pearl inlay, gilt bronze
DATES
12th–14th century
PERIOD
Kamakura or Nanbokucho Period
DIMENSIONS
18 1/2 x 37 7/8 x 18 11/16 in. (47 x 96.2 x 47.5 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
75.176
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Amy and Robert L. Poster
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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)
IMAGE
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