Chinese Export Black Lacquer Folding Chess And Backgammon Box

An unusual late 19th century games tray featuring a central checkerboard surrounded by geometric inlay. The dark ground is accented with contrasting wood and circular details, while ...

Early nineteenth century Chinese chinoiserie black lacquer box with gold decoration. The exterior shows a finely detailed village scene with houses...

Chinese black lacquer box dating from the early 1800s to 1820s. This piece was originally an interior compartment from a larger work box, made for export during the period. The surfa...

A large Chinese black lacquer work box dating from approximately 1800–1820. Shaped like a traditional scroll, it features a beautifully painted scene of an emperor with his maiden, r...

Exceptional Chinese Lacquered Campaign Travel Chess Set with Dragon & Phoenix Board and Court Figures China's 20th Century An exceptional and complete 35-piece Chinese lacquered travel chess set, dating to the late twentieth century and combining traditional Chinese symbolism with the enduring appeal of Western chess. Designed in the manner of a portable campaign set, the ensemble consists of a fitted red lacquer case, folding chessboard, and a complete set of thirty-two elaborately modeled playing pieces. The exterior case is finished in a rich cinnabar-red lacquer and mounted with brass carrying handles, corner guards, and lock escutcheons. The lid is decorated with a finely detailed courtly leisure scene depicting elegantly attired ladies, gentlemen, and attendants gathered around a gaming table within a refined domestic setting. Inspired by Qing Dynasty court and scholar life, the composition celebrates the Chinese ideals of learning, strategy, hospitality, and cultivated recreation. Opening the case reveals a remarkable interior fitted with removable trays lined in traditional Chinese pith paper and printed ink panels. The papers are decorated with scenes of scholars, domestic life, landscapes, and passages derived from classical moral and educational texts, including references to the celebrated Zeng Guang Xian Wen ("Expanded Collection of Worthy Sayings"), a revered anthology of Chinese wisdom literature. These decorative panels reinforce the themes of scholarship, virtue, and intellectual accomplishment associated with the game of chess. The folding chess board...

Chess and backgammon lacquered wood board. China, late 19th century.

Chess Game Set with Handmade Board Made of Wood and Mother of Pearl Inlaid An early 1920s Chinese or Vietnamese Export black lacquered Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Chessboard. The Chessboard measures 38x38cm overall with 4 cm squares. Each square chessboard has an inlaid decor of birds and trees. Included are 32 bakelite chess...

19th Century rare large 25'' Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer gaming board box, finely decorated with gold on a black background of characters, f...