COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01J00006
Title:
Lacquer box of the lotus motif
Creation Date:
Qing Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1644
End Year Date:
A.D.1911
Dynasty:
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 14.9 cm; Width: 9.35 cm; Height: 5.0 cm; Weight: 174.7g
Material:
Lacquer
Form:
He (Box)
Type:
Lacquerware
Subject:
Flowers and Plants
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
This casket has an irregular shape and is lacquered with brown-red paint. The cover is decorated with the fretted pattern as background and a sculpted picture imitating a lotus pond. The picture has a scarlet red lotus, a dark green seed-case, and a large black lotus leaf which is decorated with wave patterns, and green branches and stems. The casket's sides are decorated with the tortoise-shell pattern. The inner-wall and the bottom are lacquered with black paint.
ImageV ID:
M01J00006AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications