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Box with a lid., Chinese, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 18th century. Cloisonné enamel on metal with a slightly convex bas-relief grayish jade plaque on the lid. Oval, spheroidal box based on a ring foot, divided halfway into container and lid. Lid plaque depicts a fenghuang phoenix or peacock with a sun among clouds; the sun is in the upper left surrounded by a silk ribbon. Motifs and styling reference mandarin square emblems peacock denoting third civilian rank; sun referring to imperial authority. Rounded sides of both 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 and the plaque attachment are gilded. Height 8.2 cm; width 11.3 cm; diameter 12.2 cm., A circular decorative object with a carved white top showing swirling raised patterns and bird-like shapes set into a shallow rounded base with a band of gold trim; the base features a turquoise background with ornate scrolling designs in teal, blue, purple, green, and gold, and floral motifs with accents of red and yellow, all set against a neutral gray backdrop.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_057

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32.1Mb (699.9Kb) / 12.7in x 9.8in / 3823 x 2932 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong period 18th century Cloisonné enamel metal slightly convex bas-relief grayish jade plaque Oval spheroidal box based ring foot divided halfway container Lid plaque depicts fenghuang phoenix peacock sun clouds upper left surrounded silk ribbon Motifs styling reference mandarin square emblems denoting third civilian rank sun referring imperial authority Rounded sides lid decorated multi-colored lotus tendril stripes 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 circular decorative object carved white top showing swirling raised patterns bird- shapes set shallow rounded base band gold trim base features turquoise background ornate scrolling designs teal blue purple green gold floral motifs accents red yellow set neutral gray backdrop.