A step by step look at a local artisan’s process of hand painting a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen from preparing the materials to painting the detailed scene.
Hand-painted
Blurring the line further: How to tell if your Chinese “antique furniture” is actually a genuine antique?
It is often difficult it to decide whether or not an item should be considered an “genuine Chinese antique.” Answering this question becomes even more difficult when you consider the awkward journey a piece my take as it travels through the “antique-reproduction” supply chain.