Caption

Cabinet, creator unknown, origin unknown, chinoiserie decoration with flowers, birds, trees, rocks, genre scenes against a landscape background including buildings and bridges, geometric ornament and plant decoration; ca. 1725; furniture storage cabinet; height 76 cm, width 85.5 cm, depth 41.5 cm., A tall rectangular black panel with a gold border features an intricate floral arrangement painted in gold with touches of orange, green, and dark blue, showing stylized blossoms, leaves, and stems rising from a base of elongated roots; a few round orange-red berries and small buds appear among the foliage, and several feathery fronds and fern-like leaves extend outward; near the top right a gold bird is depicted in flight against a clouded gold area, and a few small gold birds are scattered in the sky; ornate gold metal hinges are attached along the left edge, and the panel sits against a gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_472

License type

Rights managed

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68.7Mb (4.8Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cabinet creator unknown origin unknown chinoiserie decoration flowers birds trees rocks genre scenes landscape background buildings bridges geometric ornament plant decoration ca 1725 furniture storage cabinet height 76 cm width 85.5 cm depth 41.5 cm tall rectangular black panel gold border features intricate floral arrangement painted gold touches orange green dark blue showing stylized blossoms leaves stems rising base elongated roots round orange-red berries small buds foliage several feathery fronds fern- extend outward near top right gold bird depicted flight clouded gold area small gold birds scattered sky ornate gold metal hinges attached left edge panel sits gray background.