Sujet

Inlaid zitan wood covered box, China, 2nd half of the 16th century. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Inlaid zitan wood covered box, China, 2nd half of the 16th century. Late Ming dynasty rectangular box of zitan wood, a rare and much-prized tropical hardwood. The cover is decorated on the top with pieces of inlaid green stained ivory, coral, lapis, soapstone and mother-of-pearl depicting a pair of mandarin ducks beside rocks framed by overhanging sprays of flowering tree, chrysanthemums, peonies, berries, a prunus tree and two birds.The interior of the box is fitted with a plain detachable tray. From the workshop of Chou Chu.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1550

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B72_290

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,0Mo (852,8Ko) / 24,0cm x 18,7cm / 2840 x 2210 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature bois fleur fleurs usine oiseau oiseaux pays récipient La Chine Chinois boîte coquille couleur couleur corail décoratif ming endroit siècle floral ivoire objet façonné dynastie Dynastie De Ming objet façonné nacre marqueté 16e siècle seizie siècle Museum of East Asian Art object wood Unknown Chou Chu Chu Chou wood object