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Several high quality Japanese cabinets or screens have been cannibalised to supply the veneer: the mon or crest of a Japanese noble family can be seen on the table, showing that not only lacquer made for export was used in this way.","date":{"text":"pre July 2001","earliest":null,"latest":"2001-06-30"}}],"partNumbers":["W.74B-1981"],"accessionNumberNum":"74","accessionNumberPrefix":"W","accessionYear":1981,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-09-08","recordCreationDate":"2001-05-17","availableToBook":false}}