Ref: W403
£ 2,400
Price is subject to availability and market conditions.
Chinese Lac Burgaute wine cup, Kangxi (1662-1722), inlaid with mother-of-pearl and decorated with a scene of phoenix flying through a garden with bamboo and peony issuing from rockwork, the stem with further inlaid decoration.
Notes:
Lac burgaute, an Asian technique of decorating lacquer ware with inlaid designs, dates back to the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), when it was known as lo tien. It was also popular in Japan, where it is referred to as aogai. The French name commonly used today derives from burgau (sea-ear, referring to the iridescent shell nacre of the abalone traditionally used) and laque (lacquer).
See: 'One Man's Taste: Treasures from the Lakeside Pavilion', The Baur Collection, Geneva (1988) p.5
