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Large cinnabar lacquer bottle.

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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« on: December 13, 2017, 09:30:38 am »

Dear Adrian,

    Does the prohibition on more than 36 layers say what type of lacquer was restricted?
There are objects which are carved and then lacquered, and there are others where the blank is covered with many coats of lacquer and then carved down.
    And a Ming sumptuary law does not have to mean that the Qing observed it. Many times, the laws were ignored when they were made, much less hundreds of years later.

    Giovanni is correct that quality of carving does not guarantee age; but on the other hand, at certain times the wages paid would necessitate 'cutting corners' re.quality of finish, etc.

   Best,
Happy Hanuka,
Joey
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