Caption

Box with a lid;, Chinese art; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century. Exterior covered with red lacquer stained with cinnabar; interior filled with black lacquer; decoration carved in deep relief. Rounded corners. Decoration: dragons dragon with a pearl, pearls, meander ornament, geometric-floral ornament, clouds. Vessel. Height 7.5 cm; width 17.7 cm; depth 17.5 cm., A square red lacquer box with rounded corners sits on a white surface; the lid features an intricate raised carving of swirling dragon figures and cloud-like motifs in deep red tones, while the sides display a repeating textured pattern in similar red shades with thin raised borders separating the two stacked tiers, and small areas of darker red and subtle shadowing emphasize the carved details.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_141

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Rights managed

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68.1Mb (3.1Mb) / 16.3in x 16.3in / 4878 x 4878 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Chinese art Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century Exterior covered red lacquer stained cinnabar interior filled black lacquer decoration carved deep relief Rounded corners Decoration dragons dragon pearl pearls meander ornament geometric-floral ornament clouds Vessel Height 7.5 cm width 17.7 cm depth 17.5 cm square red lacquer box rounded corners sits white surface lid features intricate raised carving swirling dragon figures cloud- motifs deep tones sides display repeating textured pattern red shades thin borders separating two stacked tiers small areas darker red subtle shadowing emphasize carved details.