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Dragon Vase with Square Handles - Cinnabar
Add this rare and unique piece to you Feng Shiu collection...
Retail - $329.95
Our Price - $263.94.00
Size: 11 inches Tall x 5 inches Wide
Material: Cinnabar Lacquer
Shipping Weight: 5 lb
Lovely, intricately carved Cinnabar Dragon Vase on the outside with high polish laquerware on the inside. It comes complete with a wood stand.
Lacquered art pieces have been produced in China for many centuries. Lacquer is produced from the sap of the lac tree, which is commonly found in central and southern China. Various pigments are added to the resulting lacquer to change its color, and then the lacquer is applied in many coats to an art object. After many coats, the lacquer is carved, producing unique designs, patterns, and subjects. On lacquer, which was prominent throughout China, was cinnabar lacquer, which was made by mixing a seemingly innocuous mineral called cinnabar with lacquer. Cinnabar lacquer was used on a wide variety of pieces ranging in size from jewelry pieces to large ceramic or metal vases.
What is Cinnabar material?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar
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