Title

Cloisonne enamel covered box with lotus design, Ming dynasty, China, late 15th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Cloisonne enamel covered box with lotus design, Ming dynasty, China, late 15th century. A small, round red brass cloisonne pill or seal paste box. The top is decorated with a lotus head and leaves in red, green, white and yellow enamels on a turquoise ground. The sides are decorated with floral scrolls.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1475

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B72_230

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (436,4Kb) / 9,4in x 7,4in / 2829 x 2213 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature medicine flower flowers plant country science China Chinese box color colour ornate pill ming location circular century cloisonne dynasty Ming Dynasty concept imperial lotus pill box enamel 15th century Museum of East Asian Art fifteenth century Jingtai seal paste box object Unknown object