Table d'autel en laque noire à décor à l'or Dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong

le plateau rectangulaire orné d'un grand cartouche abritant un paysage montagneux, entouré de quatre médaillons feuillagés sur fond géométrique, le tout encadré d'une frise d'entrelacs, au-dessus d'une ceinture ajourée reposant sur les côtés latéraux sur deux paires de jambes reliées par des panneaux en forme de têtes de ruyi, le tout harmonieusement peint à l'or de rinceaux feuillagés

There are overall losses to the lacquer on all parts of the table. There are two ca. 15x15 cm large stains to the surface on the left hand side of he table, one of them with associated areas of loss to the lacquer. There is ca. 20cm long and a ca. 27cm long vertical crack to the lacquer surface on the top where the underlying wood is joined. There is wear to the lacquer painting. There are losses to the lacquer on all 4 sides of the table. Four painted L-shaped pieces of wood on the base have been added later to strengthen the spandrels and aprons of the base. There are cracks to the lacquer with associated areas of loss where the different parts of the table are joined. There are some small areas of retouching on the base, legs and table top.
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