Detail View: National Palace English: Lacquer box of the lotus motif
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Work ID:
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M01J00006
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Title:
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Lacquer box of the lotus motif
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Creation Date:
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Qing Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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A.D.1644
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End Year Date:
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A.D.1911
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Dynasty:
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63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Length: 14.9 cm; Width: 9.35 cm; Height: 5.0 cm; Weight: 174.7g
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Material:
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Lacquer
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Form:
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He (Box)
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Type:
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Lacquerware
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Subject:
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Flowers and Plants
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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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.
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ImageV ID:
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M01J00006AS001
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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