A very large black lacquer cabinet. Second half 16th century - image-1

Lot 243 Dα

A very large black lacquer cabinet. Second half 16th century

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
10.06.2016, 14:00 - Asian Art II incl. The Helmersen Coll. of Chinese Art
Estimate: 30.000 € - 40.000 €
Result: 34.720 € (incl. premium)
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A very large black lacquer cabinet. Second half 16th century

A very large black lacquer cabinet on four short feet. At the front two small doors with a large round bronze fitting and bronze hinges. Black lacquer to all sides, the front displaying a landscape with palaces and boats and a few figures strolling through the coastal landscape. Traces of use. Second half 16th century.
Height 213 cm; width 155 cm; depth 51 cm

Provenance

Henning von Helmersen, France

Literature

Compare a cabinet with a Wanli mark and of the period illustrated in: F. Low-Beer, Chinese Lacquer of the Ming Period, in: BMFEA, 24, 1952, plate 36, fig. 105; compare the lacquer decoration: H. Garner, Chinese and Associated Lacquer from the Garner Museum, London 1973, no. 124