A box with a picture of two birds in the forest

[The box of the picture of the two birds of the finch]

The box of the picture of the two birds of the finch, with a height of 20 cm and a diameter of 44 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The box is round, and is made of the cover and the device. The whole body is painted with red, green, yellow and black paint alternately, and the color removal layer is red, yellow, green, red, black, yellow, green, black, yellow, yellow, yellow, green, yellow, red, yellow, green and red from bottom to top, a total of 13 layers. The cover is decorated with round open light, carved with red paint and slanted brocade, embossed with Malus trees, with two orioles perched on it, and interspersed with dragonflies and butterflies. Close to the upper edge of the Kaiguang, there are six characters of the script “Da Ming Xuan De Nian System” written in gold with a knife. The outer ring of the box and the bottom of the box are carved with peach, pomegranate, grape, cherry, etc. Covers, utensils and walls are carved with flowers
The pattern of this box is clear and clear, and the knife technique is round and sharp, with a typical carved lacquer style of the early Ming Dynasty. Its colors are colorful and the patterns are lively. This effect is not only obtained by layering, but also by grinding after carving. This kind of color removal method is called “heavy color carving paint” in the “Xiu Shi Lu”, commonly known as “horizontal color”, which can reveal color with makeup. This method represents the new achievements of lacquer carving technology in Xuande period. This masterpiece is the oldest among the handed down lacquerware


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