Title

Parcel gilt pewter covered box, early Qing dynasty, China, 1650-1720. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Parcel gilt pewter covered box with phoenix and floral designs, early Qing dynasty, China, 1650-1720. A circular pewter box, its rim bound with brass. The top of the cover is decorated with a thin gold inlay of a rock, peonies and a flying phoenix, the sides with gold inlays of prunus sprays, bees and birds.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1650

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B72_209

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (599,6Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2836 x 2218 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature flower flowers plant country metal pattern China Chinese box decoration location gilt century covered floral artefact dynasty artifact qing dynasty prunus 17th century Patterned inlaid inlay 18th century Eighteenth Century seventeenth century Museum of East Asian Art pewter object Unknown brass brass object