A red lacquer display cabinet with 18th century

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399

Title

A red lacquer display cabinet with 18th century cloisonne handles and mountsLate Ming dynasty (1550-1644)

Short title

A red lacquer display cabinet with 18th century

Record number

BATEA : 392

Simple name

cabinet

Classified name

lacquer; cabinet; wood; enamel; Ming; furniture; Scholar's studio; flowers; China; red; cloisonne; egret; bird; lotus; pond;

Description

Description part summary

A red lacquer display cabinet and stand on a soft wood base with cloth covering covered all over with red lacquer of brick red colour with scenes of egrets in a lotus pond in naturalistic colour both on detachable doors, which are operated on peg hinges, and in the interior of the display section of egrets in a lotus ponds; the doors with 18th century famille rose cloisonne enamel handles and elongated plates depicting birds and flowers; the seperate red lacquer stand with bracketed corners

Description material

wood & lacquer & enamel

Description condition

extensive repairs effected through Spink in 1994 and by Mr Minney in 2000

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

body	red
decoration

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Description notes

Gallery location

Case 1-20 (scholar's studio)

Labels

Subjects

ceramic > enamel

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