{"product_id":"very-tall-cinnabar-on-enamelled-brass-floral-design-vase-with-wooden-base-35cm-1","title":"Very tall Cinnabar on Enamelled Brass Floral design vase with wooden Base | 35cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eVery tall Cinnabar on Enamelled Brass Floral design vase with wooden Base  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom an estate of a collector who had many world travels - this is higher end, tourist quality Chinese Cinnabar on brass \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ec.1960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 35cms (13 3\/4\") tall when on wooden base \u003cbr\u003eApprox  31cms (12 1\/3\") tall without base \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn very good near excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eMinor dent to top rim which we have pictured - doesn't detract from the display of what is a truly superb large vase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Cinnabar?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCinnabar Lacquer is the resin (or sap) of a family of trees (rhus verniciflua) found throughout southern China. It is an amazing material that hardens when exposed to oxygen and becomes a natural plastic that is resistant to water and can withstand heat and certain acids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarved lacquer, which is predominantly red, is often known as \"cinnabar\" lacquer, a reference to the use of this powdered mercury sulphide as the primary colorant. In the carved-lacquer technique, multiple layers (often thirty or thirty-five, but at times up to two hundred) are applied onto a substructure in the shape of a box or dish, exposed to air and dried, and carved to create scenic and lush motifs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is applied to a metal body to give strength and durability (as it is very light when only formed from the Lacquer)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oriental","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49425818747108,"sku":"RA-0006197_C","price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/cinnabar_big_1a_0174409f-cf50-47ca-a638-a885a781ccce.jpg?v=1784255794","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/very-tall-cinnabar-on-enamelled-brass-floral-design-vase-with-wooden-base-35cm-1","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}