Authentic Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Mythological Swan Form Box
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If you like cinnabar lacquer work, this swan is a great addition to a collection. On close inspection you can find the layering, the handwork and the appreciation for the dedication given to this art. The dragon form box is covered in carved patterns and figures that can best be described as mythological renderings. The swan box measures 5" side to side x 11" tip to tail x 7.5" high and weighs a little over 1 kg. The cinnabar lacquer depth is over 125 mil and layer thickness about 0.75 mil, that's over 160 layers and therefore days before carving began. The interior is black lacquer and the shell seam is brass, a little tarnished in places. This swan box has been on display collecting dust. By the artisan's hand, some incomplete and some too deeply carved places can be found on close inspection, otherwise in great shape. Has its original protective box.
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