A carved black and red guri lacquer cup. 16th/17th century - image-1

Lot 245 Dα

A carved black and red guri lacquer cup. 16th/17th century

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
10.06.2016, 14:00 - Asian Art II incl. The Helmersen Coll. of Chinese Art
Estimate: 500 € - 600 €
Result: 1.054 € (incl. premium)

A carved black and red guri lacquer cup. 16th/17th century

A carved black and red guri lacquer cup, the sides covered with ruyi motifs in sword-pommel shape and the bottom with a ruyi-swirl motif. Copper lining to the inside. Small restoration, cracks. 16th/17th century.
Diameter 9.5 cm

Provenance

Henning von Helmersen, France

Literature

Compare an almost identical piece in the Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, illustrated in: G. Gabbert, Ostasiatische Lackkunst, Frankfurt 1978, no 1.