black lacquer

A magnificent Qianlong spinach green jade brush pot. Estimate: £250,000-350,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2013.  LONDON.- Christie's Asian Art sales in London this autumn will take place between 5 and 8 November, presenting the market with a strong array of beautiful and rare works with important provenance, many of which are offered fresh to the market for the first time in many decades. The sales include: Arts of the Carver and Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 5 November at King Street; and at South Kensington:... [Lire la suite]

Round Dish With Pommel Scrolls. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th–16th century. Carved black lacquer with red layers (tixi), 13 7/8 in. diameter (35.2 cm diameter). AP 1993.03. Kimbell Art Museum © 2013 Kimbell Art Museum Carved, “marbled” lacquer (tixi), a variety unique to China, was made from at least the Song dynasty (A.D. 960–1279) onwards. In this labor-intensive technique, several layers of thin lacquer in varying colors are applied to a wood substratum, each layer being left to harden... [Lire la suite]

A black lacquer mother-of-pearl inlaid table stand. China, Ming dynasty, 15th - 16th century. Photo Florence Number Nine An extraordinary small table with a flat surface, lateral rounded bands with shell-shaped carving, and curved feet containing a red lacquered globe. The whole surface is covered with black lacquer on which numerous tiny mother-of-pearl flakes create a decoration with figures, glimpses of landscape, geometric and plant patterns. Note that some inlay works are missing. 20,4 x 82 x... [Lire la suite]

A mother-of-pearl inlaid black-lacquered Libation Cup, Kangxi, 1662-1722. Photo courtesy Sworders with Daoists in a garden between rocks, bamboo, maple and a summerhouse, the rim with zigzag, the interior lined with silver, strips missing, some wear, 10.5cm. Estimated Price: £200 - £300 Sworders Fine Art Auctionners. Tue 23rd April 2013. http://www.sworder.co.uk

A Rare Mother-Of-Pearl Inlaid Black Lacquer Scholar's Table. Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period. Photo Sotheby's top comprised of three panels within a rectangular beaded frame, above an elegantly shaped and beaded apron, raised on shaped and molded legs joined on the sides by two high stretchers and terminating in pronounced barbed and splayed feet, the black ground finely flecked overall with mother-of-pearl, the underside covered in red lacquer. Height 30 1/2 in., 77.5 cm; Length 46 in., 116.8 cm; Depth 30 1/4... [Lire la suite]

A rare late 18th century Chinese export black lacquer cabinet on its original stand, circa 1780. © 2012 MALLETT ANTIQUES the cabinet finely decorated on all sides including the top and reverse. The doors open to reveal a fitted interior of twelve drawers retaining their original handles, gilt decorated throughout with rocky landscapes, river settings, pavilions and trees on an black ground, the stand decorated on all four sides with floral motifs around a pierced frieze and apron. H: 63.8 in (162.0 cm). W: 32.9 in (83.5... [Lire la suite]

A carved black and cinnabar lacquer stationary box. Yuan dynasty. Photo Sotheby's of rectangular form with an upper section containing a deep box of rectangular section covered by a thin cover, the lower section with five small drawers hidden behind a removable panel, the exterior densely carved with a medley of flowers and fruit including peony, mallow, prunus, hibiscus, cherry blossom, magnolia, chrysanthemum, lychee, camellia and gardenia, the cover further carved with two ripe... [Lire la suite]

An exquisite black lacquer 'peony' dish. Song Dynasty. Photo Sotheby's of circular form with shallow rounded sides, deeply and densely carved through thick layers of black lacquer through to the ochre ground below with a large peony in full bloom, surrounded by five attendant blooms and leaves, the petals richly detailed through varying depths, framed by a thick rim, the exterior similarly decorated with six flowers and their leaves, the recessed base lacquered in black, together with a bid... [Lire la suite]

A black lacquer bowl and cove. Ming Dynasty.  photo Sotheby's with deep rounded sides of the exterior deeply and densly carved through layers of black lacquer sandwiching two thin red layers, with two rows of upright guri pommels, above a row of smaller inverted ruyi-shaped pommels skirting the foot, all on a slightly tapered foot, fitted with a hemispherical domed cover similarly carved with pommels centred with a small flat knop, the interiors lacquered in red - 16.1 cm., 6 1/4... [Lire la suite]

A black lacquer 'guri' tray, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th century. photo Sotheby's of rectangular form, deeply carved through thick alternating layers of black and red lacquer with a four-pointed star in the centre enclosed by six guri pommels, encircled by further rows of pommels radiating out from the centre, all framed by thick shallow walls with undulating scrolls repeated on the exterior, all supported on a tall pedestal foot with a bracketed apron further carved with scrolls; 47.2 cm.,... [Lire la suite]