FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

細節

A Dutch black and gilt-japanned cabinet
First half 18th Century
Decorated overall with river landscapes, townscapes, pagodas and figures, the arched moulded cornice above a pair of doors, enclosing a blue silk-lined interior with one shelf, the base with three drawers, above a later spreading moulding and later bracket feet, restorations, refreshments to the decoration
221cm. high x 156.5cm. wide x 57cm. deep

注意事項

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

拍品專文

Lacquer was imported to Holland by the V.O.C. from the beginning of the 17th Century onwards. It was not only imported from Japan, but also from China. In Japan lacquer was made which was especially intended for the European market, called 'Namban' lacquer, which literally translates into 'foreigner' lacquer. Europeans where trying to imitate lacquer in several places such as Amsterdam, Venice, Paris and Berlin. This European lacquer is generally known by the term Chinoiserie. At first craftsmen tried to copy the Oriental lacquer, later on they introduced their own designs. One source of inspiration for them were the illustrated journals, some of which described the three envoys which were undertaken by the V.O.C. in the 17th Century.

The present cabinet was made in the mid 18th Century and the decoration shows a combination of Oriental and European influences.

(On Chinoserie see for instance; cat. exhibtion, Imitation and Inspiration, Japanese Influence on Dutch Art, Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum) 1992; W. Holzhauzen, Lackkunst in Europa, Braunschweig 1959).

See illustration