Caption

Box with lid, Chinese, Qing dynasty late 19th century. Lid inlaid with a jadeite plaque with a bas-relief image of a fo lion playing with a ball. Outer wall decorated with motifs of butterflies, bats, and the shou longevity symbol made of semi-precious stones set in settings. Background: plant twig with filigree. Vessel/container; height 5.0 cm, width 6.6 cm, depth 8.2 cm, weight 0.17 kg., A small round decorative box sits on a smooth surface against a gradient gray background; the box has a metallic gold base with ornate engraved patterns and is set with several circular stones in red, green, and pink hues and small turquoise accents, with a pale translucent lid that appears white to light green and shows carved floral-like shapes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_226

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (615.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Chinese Qing dynasty late 19th century Lid inlaid jadeite plaque bas-relief image fo lion playing ball Outer wall decorated motifs butterflies bats shou longevity symbol semi-precious stones set settings Background plant twig filigree Vessel container height 5.0 cm width 6.6 cm depth 8.2 cm weight 0.17 kg small round decorative box sits smooth surface gradient gray background box metallic gold base ornate engraved patterns set several circular stones red green pink hues small turquoise accents pale translucent lid white light green carved floral- shapes.