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Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design

Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design

雕漆雙綬帶鳥牡丹紋圓盒

c. 1300

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Carved lacquer

Overall: 21 x 40.6 cm (8 1/4 x 16 in.); Lid: 8.5 x 40.6 cm (3 3/8 x 16 in.); Bottom: 12.5 x 40.6 cm (4 15/16 x 16 in.)

Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2011.34

Did you know?

Lacquer ware was always a valuable product in Chinese material culture and was often used as precious gifts in diplomatic, religious, and economic exchanges with other countries—Japan, for example, where this box was long preserved and acquired.

Description

The carved lacquer box and lobed silver container nearby both feature pairs of birds and flowers on their covers. There is a striking similarity in decoration, shape, and aesthetic appeal. Both boxes suggest that successful designs and shapes circulated among craftsmen, workshops, and beyond regional borders.

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Carved Lacquer
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Department: 
Chinese Art
Type of artwork: 
Lacquer

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