Caption

Box with a decorated jade plaque;, container/box; Qing style, 19th century Qing 1644–1911; Chinese; gourds; box; height 4.8 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 6.8 cm., A pair of carved objects resting on a pale background, each set into a dark wooden base. One object is a light, creamy white carved piece with smooth, rounded, and undulating organic shapes and subtle translucent areas, sitting on a deep brown wood base with a gently scalloped outline. The other is a dark brown wooden piece with a similarly shaped scalloped edge and a carved recessed area, showing rich wood grain in darker and lighter brown tones. Overall the visible colors include creamy white, deep brown, dark brown, and lighter brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A30_227

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (674.1Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box decorated jade plaque container box Qing style 19th century Qing 1644–1911 Chinese gourds height 4.8 cm width 9.0 cm depth 6.8 cm pair carved objects resting pale background set dark wooden base object light creamy white carved piece smooth rounded undulating organic shapes subtle translucent areas sitting deep brown wood base gently scalloped outline dark brown wooden piece similarly shaped edge carved recessed area showing rich wood grain darker lighter brown tones visible colors include deep brown dark brown lighter brown.