Museum Collections Carved Cinnabar Box, Red/Black

Description

This beautiful red crimson and black cinnabar box is all hand made employing the ancient Chinese tradition of Cinnabar lacquer work. The base box is essentially made of wood or resin and layers of natural Cinnabar is applied with carving and tracing the design motives. It is a long process of applying Cinnabar layer, tracing and carving the designs and firing in kiln under high temperatures. But the final product is magnificent piece of art work for yeas to endure and enjoy.