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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9428899, member: 2844"]I wouldn't use anything on it.</p><p>From what I see, it isn't carved cinnabar lacquer, but cinnabar lacquer applied to a carved or molded material. That material was often plaster.</p><p><br /></p><p>When cinnabar lacquer is carved, you see the layering of multiple coats of cinnabar. Carving cuts through those coats, which is why you can see layers. I don't see that on your beautiful table.</p><p><br /></p><p>If any liquid seeps through minute cracks in the lacquer, it could do irreparable damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>A word of advice, air the room this table is in frequently. Cinnabar is toxic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9428899, member: 2844"]I wouldn't use anything on it. From what I see, it isn't carved cinnabar lacquer, but cinnabar lacquer applied to a carved or molded material. That material was often plaster. When cinnabar lacquer is carved, you see the layering of multiple coats of cinnabar. Carving cuts through those coats, which is why you can see layers. I don't see that on your beautiful table. If any liquid seeps through minute cracks in the lacquer, it could do irreparable damage. A word of advice, air the room this table is in frequently. Cinnabar is toxic.[/QUOTE]
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