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Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design

雕漆雙綬帶鳥牡丹紋圓盒

c. 1300
(1271–1368)
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.b
Location: not on view
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The footring is carved with a band of continuous key-fret, above which is another band of spiral scroll pattern

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.
Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design

Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design

c. 1300

China, late Southern Song (1127–1279) to early Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

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