Lot Essay
The decorative technique qiangjin consists in incised outlines etched in gold denoting the outlines of the design; for tianqi (filled-in) lacquer, different lacquers colours are applied to enhance details and contrast against the coloured ground.
These techniques were often used during Jiajing and Wanli periods ; see Laques Chinois du Linden-Museum de Stuttgart, Musée Guimet, Paris 1986, p.88 (a small Jiajing dragon lobed dish), p.94 (a Wanli double dragon square box) ; see also the circular dragon dish from the Wanli period illustrated in Lee King Tsi and Hu Shih Chang, Drache un Phoenix, Lackarbeiten aus China, Köln 1990, p.188
These techniques were often used during Jiajing and Wanli periods ; see Laques Chinois du Linden-Museum de Stuttgart, Musée Guimet, Paris 1986, p.88 (a small Jiajing dragon lobed dish), p.94 (a Wanli double dragon square box) ; see also the circular dragon dish from the Wanli period illustrated in Lee King Tsi and Hu Shih Chang, Drache un Phoenix, Lackarbeiten aus China, Köln 1990, p.188