Caption

Box with a lid; semi-circular lacquered box decorated on the lid with a dense pattern of peony flowers and leaves; rim decorated with a Chinese meander motif. Materials: lacquer. Subject motifs: peonies, leiwen meander, lemons. Culture: Chinese; period: Ming 1368–1644, 17th century. Function: container. Dimensions: height 4.4 cm; width 24.0 cm; depth 10.7 cm., A horizontal rectangular carved object with a reddish-brown surface showing a repeating raised geometric pattern along its length, appearing as two stacked pieces with a narrow dark gap between them; the carved lines reveal a slightly darker red with hints of brown and a few subtle yellowish tones in recessed areas, and the background is a uniform muted gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_255

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32.7Mb (345.6Kb) / 20.0in x 6.3in / 6000 x 1903 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid semi-circular lacquered box decorated dense pattern peony flowers leaves rim decorated Chinese meander motif Materials lacquer Subject motifs peonies leiwen meander lemons Culture Chinese period Ming 1368–1644 17th century Function container Dimensions height 4.4 cm width 24.0 cm depth 10.7 cm horizontal rectangular carved object reddish-brown surface showing repeating raised geometric pattern length appearing two stacked pieces narrow dark gap them carved lines reveal slightly darker red hints brown subtle yellowish tones recessed areas background uniform muted gray.