Chinese Lacquerware: Technique and designs
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Covered Box, Pine, bamboo and plum tree in colored lacquer filling-in / With reign mark, Ming dynasty, Xuande era (1426-1435), China
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
October 5, 2010 (Tue) - November 28, 2010 (Sun)>> detailed information
This exhibition introduces lacquerware from China. In Chinese lacquerware, colors such as red, black, yellow and green are used, and decorative techniques include carving designs into thickly coated lacquer, using shell fragments to create designs in inlay, applying gold leaf into finely cut grooves, and creating inlaid designs using colored lacquers.
Exhibit includes:
Tray, Dragon in colored lacquer carving, Ming dynasty, dated 1595, China
Tray, Landscape with pavilions and figures in black lacquer carving, Southern Song dynasty, 12th - 13th century, China
Rectangular Tray, Pommel scroll design in carved lacquer, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century, China (Private collection)
Covered Box, Pine, bamboo and plum tree in colored lacquer filling-in / With reign mark, Ming dynasty, Xuande era (1426-1435), China