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Macau: Macau Museum of Art, 2014. First Edition limited to 1000. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover Fine 2 large format ((14"x10") hardcover in slipcase This splendid quality is only possible in Macau, where a special tax for cultural projects from casino profits allows for over the top catalogs and books that are issued in limited editions This one is limited to 1000 and was sold only in the Macau Art Museum and on their website. Like new, only leafed through once Ships from Hawaii This splendid catalog for a 2014 exhibition in Macao is catagorised into ten themes and invites the reader to immerse in the glamour of over 120 sets of lacquerware and related court paintings from the splendid era The culture of lacquerware, a traditional Chinese craft, is rooted in ancient times The black lacquered bow excuvated from the Neolithic site of Kuahuqiao in Xiaoxhan, Hangzhou Province reveals that the earliest found lacquerware in China appeared over 7,000 years ago In terms of of practical function, lacquerware… Read More