Quadrifoil Box, one of a pair, 1662-1722
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Carved red lacquer (cinnabar)expand_more
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus L. Searleexpand_more 79.3.1.1a,b
On View in Gallery 210expand_more
This pair of carved lacquer boxes presents scenes of scholars in landscape settings (top panels), and the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems (sides): the wheel, a conch shell, an umbrella, a canopy, a lotus flower, paired fish, a vase, and an endless knot. Pictorial carved lacquer was perfected during the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and remained popular into the 20th century. Beautiful and perfectly executed, covered boxes such as these would have held a variety of small objects in a wealthy household.
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- Quadrifoil Box, one of a pair
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- 79.3.1.1a,b
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