Caption

Box with a lid, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, Qianlong period, cloisonné enamel; oval spheroidal box based on a ring foot, divided halfway into container and lid. Slightly convex bas-relief grayish jade plaque on the lid depicting a fenghuang phoenix or peacock with a sun among clouds; sun in upper left surrounded by a silk ribbon. Motifs and styling reference emblems from mandarin squares: peacock denoting third civil rank and sun referring to imperial authority. The jade plaque is a fine example of hard-stone workmanship. Rounded sides of container and lid decorated with multi-colored lotus tendril stripes on a turquoise ground. Interior filled with a uniform layer of turquoise enamel. Metal rings reinforcing the edges of the container, lid, and plaque attachment are gilded. 18th century, China. Height 8.2 cm; width 11.3 cm; diameter 12.2 cm., A rounded decorative container with a domed carved lid sits against a plain pale gray background; the lid appears off-white or cream with carved swirling floral motifs and a thin gold-colored rim, while the body of the container is primarily turquoise blue with intricate scrolling vine patterns in green and accents of purple, white, red, and yellow, outlined in a metallic gold tone; the container has a gold-colored band around its midsection and a matching gold-colored base that shows some wear and darker brownish areas.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_048

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Keywords

Box lid Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Qianlong period cloisonné enamel oval spheroidal box based ring foot divided halfway container Slightly convex bas-relief grayish jade plaque lid depicting fenghuang phoenix peacock sun clouds upper left surrounded silk ribbon Motifs styling reference emblems mandarin squares denoting third civil rank sun referring imperial authority jade plaque fine example hard-stone workmanship Rounded sides lid decorated multi-colored lotus tendril stripes turquoise ground Interior filled uniform layer turquoise enamel Metal rings reinforcing edges plaque attachment gilded 18th century China Height 8.2 cm width 11.3 cm diameter 12.2 cm rounded decorative container domed carved sits plain pale gray background off-white cream carved swirling floral motifs thin gold-colored rim body primarily turquoise blue intricate scrolling vine patterns green accents purple white red yellow outlined metallic gold tone gold-colored band midsection matching gold-colored base wear darker brownish areas.