Caption

Box with a lid; creator, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 2nd half of the 18th century. Vessel, height 11.0 cm, width 4.8 cm. Materials and/or decoration: figurative scenes of sages, scholars, and servants; landscape motifs with pine trees and rocks; rosettes; geometric ornament including kikko pattern., The image shows a round, scalloped-edge carved box in a deep red color against a muted gray background. The top surface features raised, textured carving with organic, leaf-like shapes and layered relief. The sides display a repeating hexagonal geometric pattern in low relief, with smooth raised bands encircling the box separating the top and bottom sections. The red finish varies slightly in tone, with some areas appearing darker and others slightly lighter, and there are small patches where the surface shows a different sheen. The background is a flat, even gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_497

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59.5Mb (1.1Mb) / 16.8in x 13.7in / 5047 x 4124 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid creator Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 2nd half 18th century Vessel height 11.0 cm width 4.8 cm Materials decoration figurative scenes sages scholars servants landscape motifs pine trees rocks rosettes geometric ornament kikko pattern image round scalloped-edge carved box deep red color muted gray background top surface features raised textured carving organic leaf- shapes layered relief sides display repeating hexagonal geometric pattern low relief smooth raised bands encircling box separating bottom sections red finish varies slightly tone areas appearing darker slightly lighter small patches different sheen flat even gray.