Posted 8 years ago
Lollipopdu…
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Its almost 6 feet tall and I believe it to be an Urn. I always admired it when my grandfather owned it and when he passed I got to take it home. I don't know much about it other than its Mother of Pearl inlay and made of Bakelite. Id like to know if anyone has seen something similar because I would like to know more about it!
Welcome to CW! :-D
That is a magnificent piece!!!
I doubt it is bakelite, more probably lacker ware.
Is it light or heavy? A pic of the inside of the cover may help.
You can post up to 4 pics by edit item button.
Hint to post in right position is to crop a little your pics before posting... ;-)
I feel it beeing Korean, because of profusion of inlay.
See a modern example in black lacquer here:
Korean Wood and Brass Vases painted with Lacquer and inlaid with Mother of Pearl
http://www.koreanagifts.com/korean-vases-lacquer-inlaid-mother-of-pearl
I tried to put it to the right orientation but the website flips it sideways, and I don't know how to correct the website. It is extremely lightweight.
I'll add a picture from under the cover after work.
Thanks for the tip, I never thought about it being Korean.
Slightly crop your pics with your photo editor (on smartphone) before posting, they will be correctly oriented :-)
If it is very light weighted, sure it is lacquer!
Thanks for the thanks!
i recently learned that a lot of MOP inlay - and the best quality too - is from Korea. this is a beautiful piece!