A CHINESE-EXPORT RELIEF DECORATED, RED, BLACK AND GILT LACQUERED MINIATURE BUREAU CABINET

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A CHINESE-EXPORT RELIEF DECORATED, RED, BLACK AND GILT LACQUERED MINIATURE BUREAU CABINET

MID-18TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE-EXPORT RELIEF DECORATED, RED, BLACK AND GILT LACQUERED MINIATURE BUREAU CABINET
MID-18TH CENTURY
THE SCROLLED PEDIMENT WITH URN FINIALS ABOVE A FOLIATE FRIEZE AND A PAIR OF DOORS AND FALL FRONT DEPICTING FIGURES AMONG BUILDINGS WITH DISTANT MOUNTAINS, THE UPPER SECTION ENCLOSING NINE SHORT DRAWERS AND PIGEON HOLES, THE FALL ENCLOSING FOUR DRAWERS AND PIGEON HOLES, THE WRITING-SURFACE DEPICTING A PAIR OF CRANES, AND WITH TWO LONG DRAWERS BELOW, THE PANELLED SIDES DEPICTING BUILDINGS IN ROCKY LANDSCAPES AND WITH BRASS HANDLES, ON LATER BRACKET FEET
41½ IN. (106 CM.) HIGH; 19 IN. (48 CM.) WIDE; 15 IN. (38 CM.) DEEP

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ACQUIRED FROM MALLETT.

出版

MALLETT, YEARBOOK, LONDON, 2002, PP.126-7.

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THIS CABINET DEMONSTRATES THE SUCCESS OF THE CHINESE EXPORT TRADE IN THE 18TH CENTURY, WHICH OFTEN COMBINED VIVID ORNAMENT AND INTRICATELY PAINTED LACQUER WITH THE WESTERN FURNITURE FORMS DESIRED BY THE EUROPEAN MARKET. THE EXTERIOR RELIEFS ON THE PRESENT LOT INVOKE A DEPTH OF NATURALISM BUILT UP THROUGH A CAREFUL LAYERING PROCESS OF DELICATELY CARVED BAMBOO. THE INTERIOR BOASTS BLIND FRET-CARVED LACQUER, A RARE TECHNIQUE THAT IS USUALLY FOUND ON SMALL OBJECTS AND OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH IMPERIAL COURT.