A fine black lacquer circular carved 'peony' dish
14th century
With shallow rounded sides, the interior deeply carved to the interior with a dense design of a large blossoming peony surrounded by further peony sprays, all borne on meandering leafy tendrils, the underside similarly carved with scrolling blossoms, the base lacquered brown, Japanese wood box.
17.5cm (7in) diam. (2).
With shallow rounded sides, the interior deeply carved to the interior with a dense design of a large blossoming peony surrounded by further peony sprays, all borne on meandering leafy tendrils, the underside similarly carved with scrolling blossoms, the base lacquered brown, Japanese wood box.
17.5cm (7in) diam. (2).
Estimate:
£40,000 - 60,000
HK$ 470,000 - 710,000
US$ 61,000 - 91,000
HK$ 470,000 - 710,000
US$ 61,000 - 91,000
Footnotes
- Provenance: a Japanese private collection
Bold, deeply carved floral designs, such the peony blossom seen on the present dish, are typical of the best examples of 15th century lacquer production. The dense composition and use of a large, central bloom can also be seen on another black-lacquered peony dish, dated to the 14th century, in the Tokugawa Museum, illustrated by K.Mono, Imported lacquerwork - Chinese, Korean and Ryukyuan (Okinawa). Selections from the Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya, 1997, Catalogue no.39
Another related dish in the collection of the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, carved with large blossoming hibiscus blooms, is illustrated by H.Garner, Chinese Lacquer, London, 1979, fig.34.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
Auction terms and conditions
Lot symbols
| * | Import low rate |
Contacts
Asaph Hyman
Bonhams
Work
101 New Bond Street
London,
W1S 1SR
United Kingdom
WorkTel:
+44 20 7468 5888
FaxFax: +44 20 7495 5251
Specialist
-
Chinese Works of Art