Caption

Box with a lid;, Chinese, Ming dynasty 1368–1644. Semi-circular box decorated on the lid with a dense pattern of peony flowers and leaves; rim decorated with a Chinese meander leiwen motif. Materials: Chinese art. Motifs include peonies and lemons. 17th century. Container. Height 4.4 cm; width 24.0 cm; depth 10.7 cm., The image shows a horizontal rectangular object made of wood or a wood-like material with carved geometric maze-like patterns repeated along its length; the object appears as two stacked sections with a narrow gap between them, each section featuring a series of raised rectangular spirals. Visible colors include red as the dominant hue on the carved surfaces, with areas of dark brown and hints of gold or yellow within the recessed parts, and a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_256

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Rights managed

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32.7Mb (734.4Kb) / 20.0in x 6.3in / 6000 x 1903 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Chinese Ming dynasty 1368–1644 Semi-circular box decorated dense pattern peony flowers leaves rim decorated Chinese meander leiwen motif Materials Chinese art Motifs include peonies lemons 17th century Container Height 4.4 cm width 24.0 cm depth 10.7 cm image horizontal rectangular object wood wood- material carved geometric maze- patterns repeated length object two stacked sections narrow gap them section featuring series raised rectangular spirals Visible colors red dominant hue carved surfaces areas dark brown hints gold yellow within recessed parts neutral gray background.