Bowl Stand
1403-24 (made)
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The red colour of this early 15th-century bowlstand was achieved by using cinnabar as a colouring agent. The intricate floral pattern was created by building up many layers of lacquer and then carving them.
Lacquer was a craft from East Asia. Chinese workers had been tapping the sap of the lacquer tree from about 3000 BC. The filtered and purified lacquer was then applied to a base, usually of wood, and coloured.
Lacquer was a craft from East Asia. Chinese workers had been tapping the sap of the lacquer tree from about 3000 BC. The filtered and purified lacquer was then applied to a base, usually of wood, and coloured.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lacquer on wood, carved |
| Brief description | Bowl stand, carved red lacquer, China, Yongle period, 1403-24 |
| Physical description | Red lacquer bowlstand carved with peonies and chrysanthemums |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Harry and Lady Garner |
| Summary | The red colour of this early 15th-century bowlstand was achieved by using cinnabar as a colouring agent. The intricate floral pattern was created by building up many layers of lacquer and then carving them. Lacquer was a craft from East Asia. Chinese workers had been tapping the sap of the lacquer tree from about 3000 BC. The filtered and purified lacquer was then applied to a base, usually of wood, and coloured. |
| Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig and Jessica Harrison-Hall, eds., Ming: 50 years that changed China, London: British Museum Press, 2014, fig. 226.
Garner, Harry, Chinese Lacquer, London-Boston: Faber and Faber, 1979, p.86, pl. 33 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.23-1974 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2009 |
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