A GOOD QIANJIN AND TIANQI DECORATED STOOL

Estimated Value:

600 € - 1.000 €

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Description:

China, Qing dynasty
H. 49,3 cm
Collection Ruth and Friedrich Boss, collected in China between 1911 and 1938
While tianqi ('filled-in lacquer) was known from at least the 3rd century, it grew in opularity during the Jiajing (r. 1522-66) and Wanli (r. 1573-1620) reigns. This technique, which involves filling different colors of lacquer into incised outlines, allowed craftsmen to achieve attractive shading effects in vibrant colours within clearly defined forms, particularly evident on the painterly scenes of bird and flower on the top panels. Highly laborious and time-consuming, this technique was mostly reserved for smaller-sized objects. Compare a pair of Qianjin and Tianqi stools from the collection of Ambassador Pierre Landy, Paris, ca. 1960 - 76, purchased from Alice Boney, Tokyo by 1960 and sold from this collection at Christie’s Paris, 7.12.2007, lot 251 - Minor restorations and traces of age

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