Valuable and original French rectangular tray in "papier machè"; it was made by a skilled artist and painter between 1880 and 1890 in the Napoleon III "chinoiserie" style; The term "chinoiserie" which derives from the French word "chinois", was a Western style born between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and denotes that the chinoiserie did not come directly from Asia, but was an imaginative European interpretation of Asian culture, this style developed particularly in the decorative arts, architecture, literature, theater and music, France was the most prolific European nation in the production of chinoiserie. On the tray is represented a pretty scene of Japanese life very intriguing: they are husband and wife accompanying their daughter to the engagement party! When a loving couple decides it's time to get married, a large formal dinner is held on a day considered auspicious by the Japanese almanac, the so-called tomobiki. During this engagement dinner, called "Yui-no", gifts are exchanged to wish happiness and good luck to the couple. The list of gifts is called "Mokuroku". In the drawing of our tray the ceremonial clothing worn by the girl (the first on the left) is a typical maiden kimono, while that worn by the mother is a married woman, even the clothing of the father of the bride is high ceremony, in fact he wears on his belt even two katanas (the katana is the Japanese sword used by the Samurai), the artist has performed the representation with meticulousness and skill taking care of the entire work in detail. The technique of "papier maché" (mixture of paper and natural glues) is known in China since 200 BC. (Han dynasty), then spreading throughout the East; papier maché was used to make helmets, shields, ceremonial masks, boxes and other decorative objects; in Europe appeared around 1725 and soon this technique spread to various European countries for the production of fine artistic and ornamental works, in fact, in no other material have been seen and see applied so many decorative techniques as in this, where the lacquering, patination, gilding and painting more refined have their greatest expression, the papier maché has had its greatest use from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, especially in France and Russia. The tray is in excellent condition, we are sure that over time has been subjected to a special treatment to revive the colors and brightness. Measures width cm 32, depth cm 25, height cm 3.
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