Caption

Box with a lid, cloisonné enamel, 18th century, China. Oval, spheroidal box on a ring foot, divided halfway into container and lid. Slightly convex bas-relief grayish jade plaque added to top of cover depicting a fenghuang phoenix or peacock with a sun among clouds; the sun is surrounded by a silk ribbon. Motifs and styling reference emblems on mandarin squares—peacock denoting third civilian rank and the sun referring to imperial authority. Rounded sides of container and lid decorated with a multicolored lotus tendril stripe on a turquoise ground. Interior filled with a uniform layer of turquoise enamel. Metal rings reinforcing edges of container, lid, and plaque attachment are gilded. Height 8.2 cm; width 11.3 cm; diameter 12.2 cm., A round decorative box with a domed lid carved from a pale, creamy material and an ornate body covered in a bright turquoise-blue enamel patterned with swirling vine motifs and stylized floral designs in colors including gold, green, red, white, and purple, with bands and base accents in a warm metallic gold tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_050

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Rights managed

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25.6Mb (909.1Kb) / 11.6in x 8.6in / 3477 x 2569 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid cloisonné enamel 18th century China Oval spheroidal box ring foot divided halfway container Slightly convex bas-relief grayish jade plaque added top cover depicting fenghuang phoenix peacock sun clouds surrounded silk ribbon Motifs styling reference emblems mandarin squares denoting third civilian rank sun referring imperial authority Rounded sides lid decorated multicolored lotus tendril stripe turquoise ground Interior filled uniform layer turquoise enamel Metal rings reinforcing edges plaque attachment gilded Height 8.2 cm width 11.3 cm diameter 12.2 cm round decorative box domed carved pale creamy material ornate body covered bright turquoise-blue enamel patterned swirling vine motifs stylized floral designs colors gold green red white purple bands base accents warm metallic tone.