Légende

Box with lid;, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, late 19th century. Jadeite plaque inlaid in the lid with a bas-relief image of a fo lion playing with a ball. Outer wall decorated with motifs of butterflies, bats, and the shou symbol of longevity made of semi-precious stones set in settings; background shows a plant twig with filigree. Function: vessel/container. Materials: jadeite and semi-precious stones. Dimensions: height 5.0 cm, width 6.6 cm, depth 8.2 cm, weight 0.17 kg., A small ornate circular box sits centered on a smooth surface, featuring a pale translucent lid with carved raised details and a patterned gold-colored band around the sides decorated with a few rounded green, pink, and red stones and several carved pale insets; the metal band shows intricate scrolling designs and small beaded accents. The scene includes a gradient background shifting from mid-gray at the top to light gray near the surface, and the predominant colors visible are gold, pale white, green, pink, red, and various shades of gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A27_230

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (680.5Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Box lid Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 late 19th century Jadeite plaque inlaid bas-relief image fo lion playing ball Outer wall decorated motifs butterflies bats shou symbol longevity semi-precious stones set settings background plant twig filigree Function vessel container Materials jadeite semi-precious stones Dimensions height 5.0 cm width 6.6 cm depth 8.2 cm weight 0.17 kg small ornate circular box sits centered smooth surface featuring pale translucent lid carved raised details patterned gold-colored band sides decorated rounded green pink red stones several pale insets metal band intricate scrolling designs beaded accents scene includes gradient background shifting mid-gray top light gray near surface predominant colors visible gold pale white green red various shades gray.