Saturday, 11 July 2020

Chinese Gold Lacquer Box

The Japanese did not invnet using gold in Lacquer. Oh they refined its usage and technique in all sorts of beuatiful and wonderful ways developing maki-e and other techniques but while Chinese lacquer ware is best known for carved lacquet or inlay work with shell they did have a gold "engraving" technique.


This is a Ming Dynasty Yongle Reign Sutra Box 

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