Japanese Carved Vase In Red Lacquer, A Pair Aphrodite carved in Carrara marble

carved in Carrara marble

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

has been duplicated throughout

Japanese Carved Vase In Red Lacquer, A Pair Aphrodite carved in Carrara marbleA 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.