Caption

Box with a lid. 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 and leiwen thunder pattern; design also includes lemons. Chinese, Ming dynasty 1368–1644, 17th century. Material: Chinese lacquer implied. Function: container. Dimensions: height 4.4 cm; width 24.0 cm; depth 10.7 cm., The image shows a rectangular carved object with a pair of stacked sections, both displaying a repeating geometric maze-like pattern in low relief. The object is primarily red with areas of darker red and brownish tones, and there are subtle hints of yellowish-gold within the carved grooves. The surface shows slight cracks, chips, and worn spots, and the background is a uniform cool gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_257

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.8Mb (425.2Kb) / 13.0in x 8.3in / 3912 x 2486 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Semi-circular box decorated dense pattern composed peony flowers leaves rim decorated Chinese meander motif leiwen thunder pattern design also includes lemons Chinese Ming dynasty 1368–1644 17th century Material Chinese lacquer implied Function container Dimensions height 4.4 cm width 24.0 cm depth 10.7 cm image rectangular carved object pair stacked sections displaying repeating geometric maze- pattern low relief primarily red areas darker red brownish tones subtle hints yellowish-gold within carved grooves surface slight cracks chips worn spots background uniform cool gray.