Stationary Table, Design of plovers in maki-e lacquer

千鳥蒔絵文台

At a glance — Art Object · Muromachi period, 15th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Art Objects
Period: Muromachi period, 15th century
Date: 1401–1500
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-117734

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This table was used to display books, a writing box, or poem slips. The surface has gold-powder decoration (maki-e) of plovers flying around pine trees on sand banks. Similar designs are found in other works, suggesting this scene might refer to a site associated with a famous poem.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-117734 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-117734
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Stationary Table, Design of plovers in maki-e lacquer（千鳥蒔絵文台）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-117734. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/stationary-table-design-of-plovers-in-maki-e-lacquer/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Material: Lacquered wood
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Genre: Collection of Hōryūji Treasures
員数: 1基
品質形状: 木製漆塗
分類: 法隆寺宝物
法量: 縦31.8 横55.2 高10.2

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