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Impossible to find in such superbly preserved, original condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuch luxurious items were popular in England during the height of fashion for oriental exoticism, called \u003cem\u003echinoiserie\u003c\/em\u003e in Europe. Available to order through best luxury goods retailers of the era, such exquisite items as lacquerware, botanical gouaches or reverse-painted glass, were manufactured in Canton to be shipped to Britain. Only the wealthiest and most powerful patrons could commission items, adorned with their family armorial device, coat of arms, or a crest, or a motto. 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In the 18th century it was used commercially to indicate the place from which these objects were shipped to England through the East India Companies, and had no reference to China, the place of their origin. Similarly, Chinese painted wallpaper was often called 'India paper' in historic documants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ekuancai\u003c\/em\u003e lacquer technique, literally meaning “cut out colour” and found almost exclusively on screens, emerged in the 16th century to serve the domestic market. The iconographic elements were carved through the built-up coats of dark lacquer and filled with pigments and gold. Seventeenth century examples usually consisted of twelve panels, and were often employed in entrance halls or as room dividers or windscreens for gardens and terraces. They were often commissioned as gifts and depicted court scenes, episodes from the world of the immortals, panoramic or landscape views and auspicious symbols. 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Available to order through best luxury goods retailers of the era, such exquisite items as lacquerware, botanical gouaches or reverse-painted glass, were manufactured in Canton to be shipped to Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeight: 4 in \/ 10 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidth: 12 in \/ 30.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepth: 6 in \/ 15 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peacock's Finest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50132526793030,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/3138\/0550\/files\/file_be4efa96-27af-48db-acf1-f9a936dd09c8.jpg?v=1721681739"},{"product_id":"pair-of-chinese-flambe-glazed-foo-dogs-or-lions","title":"Pair of Chinese Flambe Glazed Foo Dog Table Lamps","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully decorative pair of table lamps made from Chinese ceramic foo dogs, or temple lions, beautifully glazed with purple and blue streaks. China, 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we like them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe love the opulence of colours and the intricate pattern of the glaze. 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Available to order through best luxury goods retailers of the era, such exquisite items as lacquerware, botanical gouaches or reverse-painted glass, were manufactured in Canton to be shipped to Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeight: 3.5 in \/ 9 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidth: 12 in \/ 30 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepth: 10.5 in \/ 26.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peacock's Finest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50132565852486,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/3138\/0550\/files\/file_50ef95bd-6289-479c-a3f1-91f7d191c3c3.jpg?v=1721682128"},{"product_id":"antique-chinoiserie-faux-bamboo-stool","title":"Antique Chinoiserie Faux-Bamboo Stool","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very decorative 19th century stool in the chinoiserie taste, the circular frame carved to simulate bamboo in the Regency Brighton Pavilion manner, retaining traces its original painted and gilt decoration and covered in modern imperial yellow chinoiserie-inspired damask, evoking the sumptuous 19th century silks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we like it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rather unusual design, inspired by the Oriental exoticism, promoted by the Prince Regent's whimsical confection of the Brighton Pavilion. A wonderfully pretty piece to add a playful accent to a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe young Prince of Wales (future King George IV) was often described as having a wildly extravagant taste in decorating his palaces. As early as 1801, the Prince had been completely taken by Oriental tastes and began to expand his existing coastal Brighton retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving been presented a gift of Chinese wallpaper, he ordered a \"Chinese Gallery\" to display the new paper. The 162-foot long Chinese \"passage room\" was contrived of painted glass decorated with flowers, insects, fruit and birds. 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Beautiful poetry too, please see translations below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance and decoration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA virtually idential box, without doubt a pair to the present example, decorated with the same motifs  in a symmetrical manner, and most likely commissioned together as a symbolic gift, is illustrated in A. Clarke and J. O'Kelly, Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies \u0026amp; Society, second edition, 2018, fig. 247.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boxes are exquisitely decorated with episodes from the battles of the Three Kingdoms, which took place in early third century A.D. By the end of 207, after a victorious campaign, culminating in the Battle of White Wolf Mountain, Cao Cao, a minister and commander under the last Han emperor, who held the \u003cem\u003ede facto\u003c\/em\u003e control of the state, achieved complete dominance of the North China Plain and half of the Chinese population. The sides of the boxes are decorated with scenes of notable battles, while the tops depict Cao Cao sitting triumphantly in state against the backdrop of screens, exquisitely calligraphed with classical poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe were able to identify some of the poems exquisitely inscribed on the screens, that form the background of the palace scene, painted on the lid of the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e《洞庭酒楼》\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e落日洞庭霞，霞边卖酒家。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e晚虹桥外市，秋水月中槎。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e江白鱼吹浪，滩黄雁踏沙。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e相将楚渔父，招手入芦花\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e《洞庭酒楼》- \"Dongting Tavern\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e落日洞庭霞，- The setting sun casts rosy clouds over Dongting Lake,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e霞边卖酒家。- Beside the glow, a tavern where wine is sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e晚虹桥外市，- Markets beyond the bridge under the evening rainbow,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e秋水月中槎。- Boats in the autumn water beneath the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e江白鱼吹浪，- In the river, white fish leap through the waves,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e滩黄雁踏沙。- On the sands, yellow geese tread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e相将楚渔父，- Together with the Chu fisherman,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e招手入芦花。- Waving hands, they enter the reeds where flowers bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e《西宫秋怨》\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e芙蓉不及美人妆，\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e水殿风来珠翠香。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e谁分含啼掩秋扇，\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e空悬明月待君王\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e《西宫秋怨》- \"Autumn Lament in the Western Palace\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e芙蓉不及美人妆，- The lotus cannot compare to the beauty's makeup,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e水殿风来珠翠香。- Scented with pearls and jade, the breeze enters the water pavilion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e谁分含啼掩秋扇，- Who can discern the concealed sobs behind the autumn fan,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e空悬明月待君王。- The bright moon hangs in vain, awaiting the monarch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArea of conservation to one corner (approximately 1.5 sq in), minor touch-ups to edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch luxurious items were popular in England during the height of fashion for oriental exoticism, called \u003cem\u003echinoiserie\u003c\/em\u003e in Europe. 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Available to order through best luxury goods retailers of the era, such exquisite items as lacquerware, botanical gouaches or reverse-painted glass, were manufactured in Canton to be shipped to Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 14.75 in \/ 37.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 11.75 in \/ 30 cm\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 6.75 in \/ 17 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in very good antique condition, retaining its original decoration. Minor touch-ups to edges.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peacock's Finest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50132587610438,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/3138\/0550\/files\/file_20b21d2e-04de-4b59-a46e-5ab17c0f2dac.jpg?v=1721682920"},{"product_id":"large-19th-century-chinoiserie-lacquer-box","title":"Large 19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquer Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large and decorative Chinese export black lacquer box, exquisitely gilt-decorated with whimsical oriental motifs.\u003cbr\u003eCanton, Qing dynasty, mid-19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy we like it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charming object to decorate a coffee table or a console, also useful to store small bits, jewellery, etc. with gusto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuch luxurious items were popular in England during the height of fashion for oriental exoticism, called \u003cem\u003echinoiserie\u003c\/em\u003e in Europe. 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