Lidded Box
ca. 1935 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Objects made of lacquered fabric are a speciality of the Chinese city Fuzhou. A piece of textile is first stiffened and made into the shape of a box. A layer of lacquer is then applied to the textile, another layer added when the first layer has dried, and several more layers added in the same manner. The finished product is so light-weighed that this technique is sometimes called 'bodiless lacquer'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Textile, lacquered and painted |
| Brief description | Lidded box, lacquered and painted textile with crane, tree and insect on red, by Sing Shu An, Fuzhou, ca. 1935 |
| Physical description | Crane, tree and insect on red |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sing Shu An ware Foochow' on base |
| Credit line | Given by Pamela Marchant |
| Object history | Wedding present given to two Scots, Lieut Tom Marchant and Robina Bookless, who got married in Chongqing, west China, in 1935. |
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| Summary | Objects made of lacquered fabric are a speciality of the Chinese city Fuzhou. A piece of textile is first stiffened and made into the shape of a box. A layer of lacquer is then applied to the textile, another layer added when the first layer has dried, and several more layers added in the same manner. The finished product is so light-weighed that this technique is sometimes called 'bodiless lacquer'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.519:1 to 3-2007 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2008 |
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