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Box (He) with a Scholar and Attendants in a GardenEarly Ming Dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424), but with Xuande mark (1426-1435) written over Yongle mark

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Circular cinnabar lacquer box with carved lid depicting a garden pavilion scene with figures, birds, and trees; sides carved with dense peony and leaf motifs
Close-up detail of a dark lacquered or glazed surface with an incised vertical column of Chinese characters, photographed in high contrast black and white.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Box (He) with a Scholar and Attendants in a Garden
Culture
Chinese
Place Made
China
Date Made
Early Ming Dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424), but with Xuande mark (1426-1435) written over Yongle mark
Period
Early Ming Dynasty
Medium
Carved red lacquer on wood core
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dale and Nicole Lum
Accession Number
AC1996.206.1.1-.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Li, T. June and John W. Hirx, "A Carved Lacquer Ewer: Adaptations and Innovations in the Sixteenth Century." Orientations vol. 31, No. 6 (June 2000), pp. 79-89.