Japanese Carved Vase In Red Lacquer, A Pair Aphrodite has been duplicated throughout

has been duplicated throughout

Louis XIV of France was so enamoured with this sculpture that he commissioned no fewer than five marble copies by master sculptors Carlier

Exquisite Detail and Craftsmanship

In the days when antique sculptures gained immediacy by being identified with specific figures from history or literature

the intermediate full-scale model in plaster

Japanese Carved Vase In Red Lacquer, A Pair Aphrodite has been duplicated throughoutA pair of Japanese vases, finished in blackened red lacquer, set upon a carved black basalt base. Intricate carving detail of traditional scenes throughout, and finished in a deep blackened lacquer. Size. H. 28 x W. 14cm Weight 9kg.