Traveling Man Treasures is selling this cinnabar lacquer vase, a type of Chinese lacquerware. The vase is in good vintage condition with a light patina on the brass.
Cinnabar lacquerware gets its distinctive red color from cinnabar, a mineral containing mercury. The intricate patterns on the vase are created by applying many thin layers of lacquer to a base and then carving the designs into the hardened material.
