A RARE GILT-METAL-MOUNTED LACQUERED WOOD BOWL

POSSIBLY SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIER

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A RARE GILT-METAL-MOUNTED LACQUERED WOOD BOWL
POSSIBLY SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIER
With slightly flared sides, the black-lacquered wood bowl applied on the exterior with three repoussé gilt-metal panels decorated with dragons reserved on a beaded ground interspersed with small scrolling dragons, the panels separated by gilt-metal straps that join the upper and lower gilt-metal bands mounted on the rims
8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm.) diam., wood stand, box

Provenance

Yamanaka & Co., Paris, c. 1940.
Sammy Y. Lee & Wangs Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, 1973.

Literature

Lee Yu-kuan, Oriental Lacquer Art, New York/Tokyo, 1972, p. 65, no. 9.

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Lot Essay

A radiocarbon age analysis of the bowl shows the wood to date to the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) and the lacquer to between AD 1055-1222, placing it within the Song dynasty (960-1279). A copy of this report is available upon request.

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