Title

Inlaid zitan wood covered box, China, 2nd half of the 16th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Inlaid zitan wood covered box, China, 2nd half of the 16th century. Late Ming dynasty rectangular box of zitan wood, a rare and much-prized tropical hardwood. The cover is decorated on the top with pieces of inlaid green stained ivory, coral, lapis, soapstone and mother-of-pearl depicting a pair of mandarin ducks beside rocks framed by overhanging sprays of flowering tree, chrysanthemums, peonies, berries, a prunus tree and two birds.The interior of the box is fitted with a plain detachable tray. From the workshop of Chou Chu.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1550

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B72_290

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (852,8Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2840 x 2210 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature wood flower flowers plant bird birds country container China Chinese box shell color colour coral decorative ming location century floral ivory artefact dynasty Ming Dynasty artifact mother-of-pearl inlaid 16th century sixteenth century Museum of East Asian Art lapis lazuli soapstone zitan object wood Unknown Chou Chu Chu Chou Chou Chu wood object