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How are Coromandel screens made?
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Coromandel screens were made with a technique used in the 16th and 17th centuries, where large panels of wood were primed with ash, lacquer compound and even pig’s blood. You’ll find a variety of Coromandel screens from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Six-Panel Chinese Black Lacquer Screen with Hand-Painted Court Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
This six-panel Chinese folding screen is richly decorated in black lacquer with finely rendered gilt hand-painted court scenes.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Leather, Wood
Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Eight Fold Screen, Early 20th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality early 20th century Chinese Coromandel lacquer eight fold screen. Depicting a classical Pagoda buildings with numerous courtiers wondering around. Bordered with fa...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Chinoiserie Screen Art Deco Style in Colour China Red and Black Lacquer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Chinese Paravent, Art Deco style, China red lacker, main frame in black lacquer, base material wood, can be used as room divider as back side as a decoration as well,
Front bird des...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Chinese Chinoiserie Black Lacquered and Gold Coromandel 6 Panel Screen
Located in West Hartford, CT
Spectacular Chinese black lacquered 6 panel folding screen incised with gold gilt and white paint featuring Chinese village scenery.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$2,316 Sale Price
44% Off
18th Century Chinese Coromandel Screen, Hand-Carved, Black Lacquer
Located in CABA, AR
Transport yourself back to the opulent splendor of the 18th century with this magnificent Chinese five-panel black Coromandel screen, a true masterpiece of artistic and cultural her...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
$10,500 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinoiserie Lacquer 8 fold Chinese screen, late 19th Century.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This late 19th-century Chinese coromandel lacquer eight-fold screen showcases exquisite craftsmanship and artistry.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Lacquer
