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Lidded Box

1522-1566 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cylindrical box and cover. Carved red lacquer. Figures in landscape.
Red lacquer, carved on the top with a lady preenting a flower to a child in a landscape with rocks and plantains against an air diaper ground. The sides with key-fret borders.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Box
  • Lid
  • Storage Box
Materials and techniques
Lacquer, carved
Brief description
Woo, China, lacquer, carved

Woo, China, lacquer, carved

Woo, China, lacquer, carved
Physical description
Cylindrical box and cover. Carved red lacquer. Figures in landscape.
Red lacquer, carved on the top with a lady preenting a flower to a child in a landscape with rocks and plantains against an air diaper ground. The sides with key-fret borders.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.1cm
Style
Production
Opinion of Wang Shixiang 9/1983: pre-Jiajing period. Well-rounded carving.
Collection
Accession number
FE.46-1974

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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