Bidspirit auction | Rare old Chinese porcelain panel

Rare old Chinese porcelain panel with gilded lacquer putty and wooden mounting - Rare Chinese porcelain panel with gilded lacquer putty and wooden mounting China. Porcelain fragments probably from the Yuan/Ming dynasty; mounting and execution presumably late Ming to early Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century. Porcelain; gold leaf on lacquer putty (qihui). Two metal handles in lucky shape. Visible dimensions: 65 × 41.5 cm. Wooden frame: 71 × 41.5 cm. Porcelain with Chinese landscape motif. Two red porcelain seals bottom left. Condition: Age-appropriate condition with cracks, chips and minor imperfections. One handle is broken. Provenance: From a German private collection. According to the consignor, this piece was acquired in Singapore and appraised there by Sotheby's. Note: Such pieces are extremely rare. In China, porcelain was indeed repaired with lacquer and gold - a technique documented as early as the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and continued through the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. It was primarily applied to high-quality porcelains. Breaks were often embellished with gold dust or gold foil, and missing areas were filled with a mixture of lacquer and mineral powder. This form of Chinese lacquer-gold porcelain repair is particularly valuable because it is historically significant, significantly rarer than Kintsugi, highly prized by collectors, and often associated with elite or even imperial workshops.