Message #51482

[Fiveroosters aka clayandbrush]

Dear Adrian,
very nice bottle.
I can’t say something reliable about the age, because it is my conviction, although I am not expert on lacquer, that the good quality of carving alone is not enough for saying that an object is antique.
I believe that there are very skilled lacquer carvers also today. In my opinion what is more relevant to assign an age of a lacquer ware is the quality of polishing, and in particular the difference of polishing and hue color between the parts more or less pronounced, due to handling.
I see your bottle very uniform, but it may be because it has been not so used, who knows.
I don’t understand you in supposing that the inside of a bottle is scarcely inspected. I think that everybody inspects carefully the inside of the bottles! The tube protruding until the base is immediately felt even if somebody would not inspect it, because of the limited tilt angle of the spoon.
Kind regards
Giovanni