Coromandel lacquer screen. Late 18th century.

Coromandel lacquer screen. Late 18th century.

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H:180CM L: 42 CM X 4
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Beautiful 4-leaf screen in Coromandel lacquer from the end of the XNUMXth century.

Our screen has two sides, one decorated with a lively scene of characters, the other with flowers and birds.
The type of lacquers called "Coromandel" was created in China around the middle of the 17th century.e century. Their name, that of the eastern coast of India, was given by the English because it was in the ports of this coast that these lacquers, exported from China to Europe in the 17th centurye and XVIIIe centuries, were transferred from Chinese junks to the ships of the East India Companies. These are cabinets and especially large screens of twelve leaves that can reach 3 meters in height and 60 centimeters in width for each leaf. Originally, they were gifts offered in China to high dignitaries. Having become export items from the reign of Kangxi, they were very popular in Europe. Many of them were dismembered upon arrival and cut into panels to decorate chests of drawers.

 

Stands 136 & 137, Aisle 2
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