Box with a lid, Chinese, Ming 1368–1644, 17th century. Semi-circular box decorated on the lid with a dense pattern of peony flowers and leaves; rim decorated with a Chinese meander motif. Materials/technique suggested by form: container. Dimensions: height 4.4 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 10.7 cm. Subjects/ornament: peonies, leiwen meander, lemons., A semicircular object with an ornate carved surface covered in a floral relief pattern, showing a group of overlapping stylized flowers and leaves with curved petals and lobed foliage; the carved areas are predominantly red with worn highlights showing a goldish tone in the recesses, and the background around the object is a muted gray.
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Box with a lid, Chinese, Ming 1368–1644, 17th century. Semi-circular box decorated on the lid with a dense pattern of peony flowers and leaves; rim decorated with a Chinese meander motif. Materials/technique suggested by form: container. Dimensions: height 4.4 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 10.7 cm. Subjects/ornament: peonies, leiwen meander, lemons., A semicircular object with an ornate carved surface covered in a floral relief pattern, showing a group of overlapping stylized flowers and leaves with curved petals and lobed foliage; the carved areas are predominantly red with worn highlights showing a goldish tone in the recesses, and the background around the object is a muted gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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