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Lot 453

A rare and large Chinese carved black lacquer painting table18th centuryDecorated to the top...

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Lot 453

A rare and large Chinese carved black lacquer painting table
18th century
Decorated to the top...

Starting Bid: £5,500

Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000

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Description

A rare and large Chinese carved black lacquer painting table
18th century
Decorated to the top surface with an oval reserve depicting exotic birds amid flowering foliage inside a border of archaic scrolls and meandering lotus and chrysanthemum stems, the rectangular top above waisted frieze and stepped apron decorated with archaic motifs, raised on square supports to carved foliate feet, 91cm high, 183cm wide, 74cm deep. 

清十八世紀 填漆山石花鳥圖紋案

The production of lacquer tables such as this was a long and arduous process; a layer of lacquer was applied over hemp covering the wood structure. Once this layer of lacquer dried, it was polished, and another layer was applied. This process was repeated several times to build up a significant thickness, so the decoration could be meticulously carved into the surface in varying degrees of depth, and finally polychrome painted to accentuate the depictions. The time and skill required to make this table suggest it was produced either for use at the Qianlong Imperial Palace complex or by an extremely wealthy dignitary connected to Qianlong’s court. The shape and style of decoration on this table are derived from Ming prototypes, though Ming tables of this nature are far smaller, and considered to have been made as tables on which one would play a guqin, an ancient Chinese instrument used in ritual ceremonies.

cf. Compare a guqin table similar in form and material sold at Bonhams Paris, 25 October 2022, lot 68.  

Expected fading to lacquer and old wear, including a number of surface cracks to the lacquer, and a number of deeper cracks around the joins between legs and aprons. A number of these cracks have been stabilised and overpainted with a black pigment.

A number of small nibbles to edges, including a few infilled/overpainted chips to the edge of the top, and a few nibbles to the edges of the legs. Some damage to the feet, with more extensive chipping, particularly one foot, and a few reattached lacquer chips.

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