lacquer

A guri lacquer dish, Yuan dynasty - Sothebys the shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a thick rolled rim, deeply carved through thick layers of red and black lacquer with two rows of guri pommels enclosing a five-pointed star in the centre, the exterior similarly decorated with a foliate scroll, the base lacquered brown, Japanese wood box. Quantité: 2 - 22.5cm., 8 7/8 in. Estimation: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai... [Lire la suite]

A rare qiangjin engraved lacquer Brush Pot, 17th century. Photo courtesy Sworders the mottled red/brown cylindrical body with two gilt-engraved cranes under banana leaves, the reverse with bamboo and hollow rocks, 12cm. Estimated Price: £800 - £1200 The marbled lacquer technique was popular from the Song (960-1279) until the 17th century. A box lid with a similarly engraved and gilt bird is illustrated in '2000 Years of Chinese Lacquer', OCS of Hong Kong, 1993, pl.100. Sworders Fine Art... [Lire la suite]

Rectangular Tray. Lacquer, mother-of-pearl, wood. Ming dynasty, 1368-1458. 2 3/4 x 15 x 5 1/8 in. 7.0 x 38.0 x13.0 cm. 80.57. Founders Society Purchase, Howard Young Fund. Photo ©2012, Detroit Institute of Arts

Tray with Cranes and Chrysanthemums. Lacquer on wood and fabric. Yuan dynasty, first half of the 14th century. 1 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. diam. ( 3.8 x 29.2 cm). 80.25. Founders Society Purchase, Stoddard Fund for Asian Art and funds from the Gerald W. Chamberlin Foundation, Inc. Photo ©2012, Detroit Institute of Arts.

Sakyamuni Emerging from the Mountains. Wood with lacquer, gilding, and traces of color. Yuan dynasty, late 13th-early 14th Century. 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 29.8 x 20.6 x 16.5 cm)-sight. 29.172. City of Detroit Purchase. Photo ©2012, Detroit Institute of Arts “Sakyamuni, the founder of the Buddhist faith, is shown after fasting and meditating for six years in search of enlightenment. This work dates to China's Yuan Dynasty, a period renowned for exceptional realism and exquisite ornamentation. Sakyamuni's meditative pose,... [Lire la suite]

A fine lacquer bowl, wood with cinnabar red carved lacquer  decor, China, 1st half of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), late 15th or early 16th century, c. 1500, Photo Nagel the finely carved lacquer bowl is decorated on a broad frieze with peony flowers and leaves. D. 15,5 cm. Lot 1240. Estimate 3000 € Nagel Auctions. "Asian Art". May 10th 2012 http://www.auction.de/

A coral, lacquer, jade and diamond vanity case, by Charlton & Co, circa 1925. Photo Bonhams The case in the form of an Inro set with a central carved jade plaque capped by corallium rubrum, and old brilliant-cut diamonds, the black lacquer banded with rose-cut diamonds, the interior opening to reveal a mirrored lid and two compartments, the whole suspended from geometric rose-cut diamond terminals and a cord loop, signed Charlton & Co., case length 8.2cm, whole 22.0cm. Sold for £9,375  Bonhams. Fine... [Lire la suite]

An important and finely carved Imperial lacquer 'dragon' box and cover.  Incised mark and period of Yongle beneath a carved Xuande mark. Photo Sotheby's of large circular shape, the flat top surface deftly carved and incised in various depths of relief through the rich red cinnabar to the ochre ground beneath with a leaping five-clawed dragon, its grinning face framed with long shaggy hair and a pair of long horns while his eyes detailed irises with black lacquer and long eyebrows... [Lire la suite]

A pair of carved lacquer bowls. Ming or earlier. PPhoto Bonhams The exteriors carved with guri scroll design through layers of red and black lacquer, the interiors lined with silver and in a later fitted case inscribed 'J.D.',  each 11cm diameter. Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 Provenance: The initials on the fitted case 'J.D.' refer to James Drummond, 8th Viscount Strathallan (1767–1851). The Drummond family was attainted after James's grandfather, William Drummond the 4th Viscount, fought for the Jacobite cause and died... [Lire la suite]

Impressive lacquer and gilt bronze mounted floor vase, 19th century. Photo Lyon & Turnbull the domed lid and slender ovoid sides with chinoiserie decoration throughout, surmounted by a gilt bronze flowering branch finial and raised on an ornate rococo scroll base flanked by dolpins. 127cm high - Estimate £4,000-6,000 Lyon & Turnbull. Fine Antiques. 7 Dec 2011 11:00. Edinburgh www.lyonandturnbull.com