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Bid 370.00
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03/19 17:40 EDT

Cinnabar Lacquer 19th Century Basketry Bowl
March 2014 Auction by Far East Asian Art

A fine, tight weave of thin reeds gives texture to the cinnabar and black lacquer finish of this mid-19th century Burmese bowl. The textural quality is heightened by the wearing of top layers of cinnabar lacquer revealing black lacquer underneath for a handsome negoro effect. Resting on four low feet, the bowl, or “kwet,” flares out to a wide point about three-quarters up its height, and then gently angles in toward its crisp upper edge...
Bid 280.00
No Reserve
04/03 06:35 EDT