Box and Cover, 16th century, 1 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( x x cm), Red carved lacquer (tihong), China, 16th century, Carved lacquer involved building the lacquer up to a considerable thickness. A single color might be used, such as red lacquer (tihong) colored with cinnabar (red mercuric sulfide) as demonstrated here

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