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 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 decorative box sits on a reflective surface, covered in carved floral relief. The box is predominantly red with accents of dark green and muted yellow on the carved leaves and petals. The lid and sides show dense, overlapping flower and leaf motifs with textured, raised carving and smooth recessed background. The edges and corners of the box are finished in the same red, and the reflection below shows a softened mirror image of the box and its colors. The background behind the box is a flat neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_149

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.6Mb (1.9Mb) / 20.0in x 12.9in / 6000 x 3878 (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 Red black green yellow lacquer carved 19th century China Container Height 13.0 cm width 36.5 cm depth 28.5 cm rectangular decorative box sits reflective surface covered carved floral relief box predominantly red accents dark green muted yellow carved leaves petals dense overlapping flower leaf motifs textured raised carving smooth recessed edges corners finished red reflection softened mirror image colors flat neutral gray.