Fine quality reproduction Cinnabar Lacquer Dish with the Eight Treasures
| Starting Bid: | £50.00 |
| Bid Increment: | £5.00 |
| Next Min Bid: | £55.00 |
| Buyer’s Premium: | £12.00 |
| Total Amount: | £62.00 |
| Number of Bids: | 0 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
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| Auction Start: | 29/01/25 14:20:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 12/02/25 20:30:00 UTC |
| Time Remaining: | 7d 12h 43m |
Fine quality reproduction Cinnabar Lacquer Dish with the Eight Treasures
The original of this dish is to be seen in the National Palace Museum, Taipei City, Taiwan. Formed from red cinnabar lacquer it has a design of the ‘eight treasures’, symbols of happiness and wealth, on a ground of stylised scrolling lotus, surrounding a circular central panel with geometric designs in the form of stylised ‘shou’ symbols and bats, both representing long life, the reverse is decorated with scrolling lotus surrounding the foot and the foot rim, both rendered in black with a six character mark (reading from right to left) ‘Da Qing Qian Long Nian Chi’ ‘Great Qing [dynasty] Qianlong [Emperor] Year Made’, denoting that this piece was made during Qianlong’s reign and is therefore imperial ‘mark and period’.In 1972, the museum commissioned copies of the fifty pieces included in an exhibition of lacquerware held in that year of which this dish was one. These were clearly stamped with the museum’s mark. Examples of these can be found on the market today but, by repute, forgers took moulds from these reproductions and then produced copies of their own without the museum mark. Various examples of the ones created from the museum copy of this dish can also be found on the market today, sometimes at quite high prices. Usually these include the Qianlong mark found on the original which this piece does not. It is also of extremely high quality and it is hard to see that it was created from a mould of a mould copy. Its exact history is therefore uncertain, but if appreciated in itself it is a highly attractive decorative object, in a sense of 'museum quality’. And obtainable at a fraction of the price its original would cost!
Images 13 and 14 show the front and back of the museum exhibit allowing comparisons to be made.
Please note that the wood stand is for display purposes only and is not incuded with this lot.
| Size: | Diam 28.3cm, Ht 4.8cm, Base 6.7cm |
| Weight: | 878gm |
| Date: | Modern |
| Condition: | Good condition generally; a few minute traces of old white paint. |
| Estimate: | £120 – 150 |
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