Caption

Box with a lid;, gift; Chinese art; Chinese; Ming 1368–1644; boxes; peonies; meander ornament; leiwen ornament; lemons. Semi-circular box decorated on the lid with a dense pattern composed of peony flowers and leaves. The rim is decorated with a Chinese meander motif. 17th century; China; container. Height 4.4 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 10.7 cm., A semicircular object with a dark, glossy surface and a worn reddish-brown rim sits against a neutral gray background; the dark surface shows small scattered lighter marks and scuffs, and the rim has areas of chipped paint revealing lighter wood tones, with overall colors including black, dark brown, reddish-brown, gray, and a few small pale flecks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_253

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.4Mb (816.0Kb) / 20.0in x 10.0in / 6000 x 2997 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid gift Chinese art Chinese Ming 1368–1644 boxes peonies meander ornament leiwen ornament lemons Semi-circular box decorated dense pattern composed peony flowers leaves rim decorated meander motif 17th century China container Height 4.4 cm width 24.0 cm depth 10.7 cm semicircular object dark glossy surface worn reddish-brown sits neutral gray background dark surface small scattered lighter marks scuffs areas chipped paint revealing lighter wood tones colors black dark brown reddish-brown gray small pale flecks.