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拍品專文
The technique of creating lacquer originated in Japan over 6000 years ago and it was a slow and demanding process which required great skill. Some of the finest lacquer had up to thirty separate layers and was confined to painted or raised surfaces of gold on a black or red ground. This type was retained by the Japanese for their own use and examples considered to be inferior in quality were brought to Europe in the 1730s by the Dutch. Japanese lacquer became extremely fashionable at the French Court as early as in the 1730s when large panels were used to decorate items of furniture. These larger panels were cut into smaller sections to fit the dimensions required for use with snuff-boxes and so many scenes on snuff-boxes can appear to be slightly dis-jointed.