Tesaurus d'Art i Arquitectura Getty Institute 0000-00-00 2024-01-24 15:40:44 en Chinese Coromandel screens300265171Chinese CoromandelChinese Coromandel screenChinese CoromandelsCoromandel lacquer screensCoromandel screenskuancai screens Refers to a type of Chinese folding screen that was typically very large, as tall as ten feet in height and twenty in length, with twelve panels of lacquered and gilded wood. Coromandel screens feature incised lacquer decoration and often have wide borders around the main design. The name comes from a part of the southeastern Indian coast near Madras that was a transfer point for Far Eastern goods being shipped to Europe by England's East India Company. Coromandel screens were mainly made in China in the 17th and 18th centuries for the European market. biombos de laca Coromandel paravent de laca coromandel 2026-03-30 21:00:28