Lacquerware Archives - Antique Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/price-guide/wooden-boxes/lacquerware/ Information and Price Guide to Antique Boxes Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:27:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 Japanese Black Lacquer Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/japanese-black-lacquer-boxes/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:20:34 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=597 Price guide to Japanese lacquer boxes where the majority of the box is black. Black lacquerware is often inlaid with metals and / or sprinkled with gold and / or…

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]]> Price guide to Japanese lacquer boxes where the majority of the box is black. Black lacquerware is often inlaid with metals and / or sprinkled with gold and / or silver powder while the lacquer is still damp. This technique is known as maki-e.

A black-lacquer suzuribako JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER STACKING BOXES AND STAND A RARE FOOD BOX (JUBAKO) WITH STRIPED DECORATION Japanese Lacquer Cosmetics Box Late 18th century 19th C. Japanese black lacquer box A Japanese lacquer writing box and cover

 

 

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]]> 597 Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/japanese-gold-lacquer-boxes/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 08:33:38 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=588 Price guide to Japanese gold lacquer boxes. The earliest Japanese export lacquer, made from the 1570s to 1630 for Portuguese markets, was made in Western forms such as cabinets and…

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]]> Price guide to Japanese gold lacquer boxes. The earliest Japanese export lacquer, made from the 1570s to 1630 for Portuguese markets, was made in Western forms such as cabinets and bowls, with decoration very different from lacquer made for use in Japan. These first exports are today described as nanban, a Japanese term literally meaning ‘Southern barbarian’: foreigners whose ships arrived from the south. The decoration, in gold on a black background, sometimes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, covered almost the entire surface and was often contained within wide geometric borders. Later, from the 1630s, to suit the tastes of the Dutch and other northern European countries, Japanese lacquer makers adopted a more pictorial style in gold on a black background for their export ware. Reference: Victoria and Albert Museum

A gold-lacquer kogo (incense box) JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER WRITING BOX 18th/19th Century A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) DEPICTING SCENES OF THE SUMIYOSHI SHRINE Japanese Lacquer Writing Box 19th Century Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother of Pearl and Gold A Small gold lacquer box and cover 19th century

 

 

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]]> 588 Chinese Red Lacquer Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/chinese-red-lacquer-boxes/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:06:47 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=579 Price guide to Chinese red lacquer boxes, also known as cinnabar. Although lacquer is used in many Asian cultures, the art of carving lacquer is unique to China. Lacquer is the…

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]]> Price guide to Chinese red lacquer boxes, also known as cinnabar. Although lacquer is used in many Asian cultures, the art of carving lacquer is unique to China. Lacquer is the resin (or sap) of a family of trees (rhus verniciflua) found throughout southern China. It is an amazing material that hardens when exposed to oxygen and becomes a natural plastic that is resistant to water and can withstand heat and certain acids.

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Carved lacquer, which is predominantly red, is often known as “cinnabar” lacquer, a reference to the use of this powdered mercury sulphide as the primary colorant. Reference: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A carved cinnabar lacquer eight-lobed box and cover A CHINESE RED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX & COVER A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'RED CLIFF' OVAL BOX AND COVER Chinese 19th Century Carved Red Cinnabar Lacquer Hexagonal Box A GOOD QUALITY 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE RED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX & COVER A QUATRELOBED POLYCHROME LACQUER 'DRAGON' BOX

 

 

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