JEAN DUNAND
VASE, c. 1925
Hammered and copper dinanderie vase entirely covered in orange-red lacquer with a subtly crackled surface. The decoration is achieved through the superimposition of multiple lacquer layers in varying tones, subsequently sanded and polished to reveal the underlying strata in shades of brown and black.
This process relates to Japanese kawari-nuri techniques, in which successive layers of lacquer are partially abraded to create depth, texture, and chromatic variation. Here, Dunand adapts this principle within his own modern vocabulary, achieving a richly mottled, almost mineral surface effect that enhances the form through material complexity rather than applied ornament.
This process relates to Japanese kawari-nuri techniques, in which successive layers of lacquer are partially abraded to create depth, texture, and chromatic variation. Here, Dunand adapts this principle within his own modern vocabulary, achieving a richly mottled, almost mineral surface effect that enhances the form through material complexity rather than applied ornament.
H 13.7 - Diam 9 cm.
H 5 3⁄8 - Diam 3 ½ in.
H 5 3⁄8 - Diam 3 ½ in.
Signed 'JEAN DUNAND' under the base.
Further images
Exhibitions
New York, DeLorenzo Gallery, Jean Dunand, May-June 1985, p. 137Literature
Jean Dunand Jean Goulden, exh. cat., Galerie du Luxembourg, Paris, 1973, p. 61 (for a related example)WELCOME TO GALERIE MARCILHAC NEWSLETTER
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