Caption

Box with a lid, Chinese art, Chinese culture, figural scenes, floral motifs, Qing 1644–1911, peonies, bamboos, geometric ornament, gourds, sages, scholars, fans, men. Decoration: on the lid a large reserve with a figural scene in a landscape; the rest of the background and sides covered with floral motifs. Red, black, green, and yellow lacquer, carved. 19th century, China. Container; height 13.0 cm, width 36.5 cm, depth 28.5 cm., A rectangular black surface framed by a thin red border, with the interior corners showing small triangular darkened patches; the background around the rectangle is gray, and a subtle reflection of the bottom edge appears on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_146

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.7Mb (1.6Mb) / 16.1in x 20.0in / 4820 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Chinese art Chinese culture figural scenes floral motifs Qing 1644–1911 peonies bamboos geometric ornament gourds sages scholars fans men Decoration large reserve figural scene landscape rest background sides covered Red black green yellow lacquer carved 19th century China Container height 13.0 cm width 36.5 cm depth 28.5 cm rectangular black surface framed thin red border interior corners showing small triangular darkened patches rectangle gray subtle reflection bottom edge surface .