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Subject:"Chinese" carved "cinnabar" lacquerware trinket box.
Posted By: Brandon mccloskey Wed, Feb 28, 2018 IP: 173.191.104.106 Can anyone tell me about when and where this was made? It is hand carved and wood underneath but thats about all I know. Lacquerware not cinnabar correct? |
Subject:Re: "Chinese" carved "cinnabar" lacquerware trinket box.
Posted By: I.Nagy Fri, Mar 02, 2018 It is a Japanese carved lacquer ware, called Kamakura-bori. I does not look really old. |
Subject:Re: "Chinese" carved "cinnabar" lacquerware trinket box.
Posted By: Brandon Mccloskey Sun, Mar 04, 2018 Thanks Nagy, I had a feeling it was Japanese. do you think it's some sort of resin or polymer over the wood? When I picked it up it was caked in dust, do you thinks it COULD be old? |
Subject:Re: "Chinese" carved "cinnabar" lacquerware trinket box.
Posted By: I.Nagy Mon, Mar 05, 2018 The Chinese or Japanese lacquer is made from the wound-sap of a lacquer tree. To achieve different colors and |
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