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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KylieS, post: 9472054, member: 22292&quot;]Hi all! I got this round Japanese (Chinese?) Lacquer box in an auction log the other day, (had no idea i was getting it along with the items I was after) and it&#039;s one of those conundrum pieces...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]443504[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]443505[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]443506[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]443507[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]443508[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]443509[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]443510[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s so pretty on the sides and underneath, but in terrible condition on the top, pieces missing and all the shellac turned black ....or possibly it&#039;s just filthy. It looks like its been in a garage for 50 years, there&#039;s still detail underneath all the black, I&#039;d really like to clean it up to see it better. I&#039;m not planning on selling it (way too far gone for that obvs) Just wanted to give the old girl a few more years on a shelf with me, it would make a sweet sewing box.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a significant amount of mother of pearl inlay with a lot of fine detail so nothing abrasive will work, can&#039;t use a lot of water and can&#039;t use solvents so I&#039;m feeling a little lost.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone can advise on how to embark on such a cleaning project I&#039;d love to hear about it! Also any ideas othe what the black discoloration might be also very welcome- I just can&#039;t work out why the top would be so shocking while the rest of it is only lightly aged...?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks so much for looking <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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