PALM DESERT, CA.- Heather James Fine Art announced on July 20, 2011 the exclusive offering of selections from Masterpieces of Chinese Lacquer from the Mike Healy Collection. The exquisite group of pieces represent the finest examples of carved red lacquerware from China’s Yuan and Ming dynasties. The techniques used in creating red carved lacquer motifs are exacting, cutting through several layers of lacquer that was dyed red with cinnabar. The skilled artisans fashioned elaborate designs of landscapes, flowers, and dragons among other popular and expressive themes. One of the many magnificent examples of lacquerware on offer is an ornate plate with chrysanthemum pattern (Ming dynasty, 14th-15th Century; possibly late Yuan dynasty 1260-1368). Five fully opened chrysanthemum blossoms are expertly displayed against a backdrop of densely packed carved leaves. The blossoms and leaves extend around