Oriental wooden screen decorated with Coromandel lacquer, early 20th century

Oriental wooden screen decorated with Coromandel lacquer, early 20th century Measurements: cm H 183.5 x W 40.5 per panel x D 2. Total length cm 162 Price: private negotiation Item accompanied by a certificate of authenticity Elegant four-panel Coromandel lacquered wooden screen made in the Orient in the early 20th century. This screen, with an extremely modern taste, is easily adaptable to any environment, whether next to antique furniture or contemporary furnishings. Of great charm and decorativeness. The dark-background painting depicts a plant with white flowers in a garden with rocks and palm trees, roses and other flowers, herons and small birds, according to the characteristic styles of Chinese Oriental art. The borders have stylized phytomorphic decorations that are repeated sequentially. The screen is decorated with Coromandel lacquer. The lacquering technique for Coromandel screens, known as kuancai (literally "incised colors"), emerged during the late Ming dynasty (1368–1644) in China and enjoyed enormous success in Europe from the 17th century onwards. The name Coromandel refers to the eastern coast of the Indian Deccan where screens from China were loaded onto the ships of the East India Companies that carried goods to Europe. The particular lacquering technique, which is very elaborate and refined, involves the application of a thin canvas to a brown background, on which a series of layers of lacquer were laid. The decoration was then engraved and the recessed parts were covered with up to thirty layers of lacquer colors.