Item: “Carved lacquerware of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)”
Knockdown price: 11.26 million HK dollar
Carved lacquerware is renowned as a rare lacquerware for its vermilion paint, exquisitely carved patterns and complicated manufacturing process.
Among all the emperors in the history of China, Yongle (which means "Perpetually Jubilant") (1359–1424), the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, showed the most inordinate interest in the carved lacquerware. He called up skillful craftsmen from the four corners of the nation to jointly make state-of-the-art lacquerware. After umpteenth tinkering adjustments and tortuous reworking, truly valuable carved lacquerware finally developed.
The dragon, engraved on carved lacquerware, with its wings outspread and sharp claws revealed, is a symbol of royalty, portending the dynasty’s imminent entering into the pinnacle of glory
By Hu Zhicheng
Editor: Feng Hui
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