Topic: Pen boxes,brush pot? and lidded pot...Chinese

[keith]

Presume these are lacquered papier mache,computer won't do French accents,and they are Chinese,no marks,any idea of their age? the pens came with the boxes and the small red metal container has pencil leads inside,Keith.

[antiquerose123]

Are they just lacquered items, or paper mache?  What does the inside of the box look like?

Thanks

[keith]

Good question,the insides look just like the outside,always thought they were lacquered papier-mache ,stumped as usual,
                                 Keith.

[antiquerose123]

I think some things were just lacquered, and then some paper mache was also lacquered.  Victorians were big on Paper mache items.  Some Chinese items I just find to be highly lacquered for the shine...

...But I could be wrong, as just a guess here........can you post a pic of the inside??

[keith]

Inner pic' as requested,also another piece of similar stuff(got two small ashtrays like this)

[Anne E.B.]

The seated lady on the ashtray looks Japanese, not Chinese IMHO.

[keith]

Yes forgot to mention that,the plate is Japanese but seems to be made of the same stuff.

[Anne]

Some of these were wooden as well, quite often you can tell by the weight I think...

[keith]

The boxes are not quite heavy for their size,the plate,about 9 in's across,is light,so I'd presume the boxes are wood and the plate papier-mache?

[Tigerchips]

Hi, i was just browsing the Burghley House Collection for another reason and found this which reminded me of your items....

http://www.burghley.co.uk/cgi-bin/ImageFolio42/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Japanese_Works_of_Art

[keith]

Oh how I wish they were mine,top quality Japanese lacquer work,would love to collect 'inro' and the like but the prices are out of my league
                                                                                                             Keith.