Beasts and Angels: American “Japanned” Furniture
Date & Time
Location Bayou Bend
Call for Questions 713-639-7750
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Beasts and Angels: American “Japanned” Furniture
Date & Time
Location Bayou Bend
Beasts and Angels: American “Japanned” Furniture
Speaker: Alyce Perry Englund, associate curator of American decorative arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
This presentation investigates Boston furniture from 1700 to 1765 that features japanned finishes—an ornamental phenomenon distantly inspired by the lustrous plasticity and narrative imagery of Asian lacquer. The flashy, gilt figural scenes over faux-tortoiseshell grounds of japanned furniture reflected the impact of global networks, the brilliant fusion of artistic traditions, and inventive technical methods employed by local craftspeople.
Attend online or on-site to learn about research on important examples of American japanned furniture from the collections of Bayou Bend and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Online | 1 p.m.
To watch the lecture via Zoom, register here.
On-site | 1 p.m. or 3 p.m.
Admission is free, but space is limited. Please choose your time slot and reserve your spot by contacting [email protected] or 713.639.7762. A same-day viewing of the japanned high chest in the house at Bayou Bend is included with your reservation. The lecture takes place in Bayou Bend’s Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center.
Call for Questions 713-639-7750
Email Your Questions [email protected]
This lecture series is generously endowed by Carol and Les Ballard.