Plate

Zhang Cheng, c. 1500 - c. 1600

This plate is shaped like a flower with six petals. Its ornamentation is built up of multiple layers of lacquer, tinted a vibrant red through the addition of iron oxide. The rich crimson colour coupled with deft carving elevates this plate to an opulent luxury product.

  • Artwork typedish
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1225
  • Dimensionsheight 3 cm x diameter 18.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood, lacquer

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Plate

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1225

  • Description

    Schaal met gelobde rand, gesneden roodlak. Versierd met landschap. Onderkant is voorzien van een ingekrast gedicht en signatuur.

Creation

  • Creation

    laksnijder: Zhang Cheng, China

  • Dating

    c. 1500 - c. 1600

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood, lacquer

  • Dimensions

    height 3 cm x diameter 18.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase J. Dubosc, Paris, 1973)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from J. Dubosc, Paris, £ 12,000, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1973;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1973

Documentation

    • Lee Yu-Kuan, Oriental lacquer art, New York 1972, p. 167.
    • C. Clunas, Pictures and Visuality in Early Modern China, London 1997, p. 41-49.

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