Sujet

Covered box, early Kangxi period, Qing dynasty, China, 1662-1677. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Covered box decorated in underglaze blue and red with pomegranates and lychees, early Kangxi period, Qing dynasty, China, 1662-1677. A covered box with shallow footrim, the cover of which is decorated within a double-ringed circle with lotus sprays surrounded by pomegranates and lychees. The body is decorated with bamboo, rose and chrysanthemum sprays. All the branches and leaves are depicted in underglaze blue while the flowers and fruit are in underglaze red. Pomegranates with their many seeds were are used as a motif to symbolise many offspring/abundance.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1662

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B72_042

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,0Mo (450,5Ko) / 24,1cm x 18,7cm / 2843 x 2212 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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