Caption

Box, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, early 20th century. Lacquered container with staffage: boats, figural scenes of scholars and sages, landscape motifs, defensive walls architectural, swastikas. Materials/format: box; height 33.7 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 6.7 cm., A rectangular box with a hinged lid viewed from the front, featuring a central metal clasp with a patinated surface and a decorative cloud-shaped plate; the box surface is predominantly red with areas of darker red and brown, showing painted dark brown and black ornamental patterns and stylized landscape or cloud motifs in muted gold and brown tones, and the background is a flat gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_025

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.8Mb (543.3Kb) / 20.0in x 5.8in / 6000 x 1737 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box Chinese Qing 1644–1911 early 20th century Lacquered container staffage boats figural scenes scholars sages landscape motifs defensive walls architectural swastikas Materials format box height 33.7 cm width 19.5 cm depth 6.7 cm rectangular box hinged lid viewed front featuring central metal clasp patinated surface decorative cloud-shaped plate box surface predominantly red areas darker red brown showing painted dark brown black ornamental patterns stylized landscape cloud motifs muted gold brown tones background flat gray.