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Chased silver covered box, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, China, 13th century.
Chased silver covered box enriched with niello, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, China, 13th century.A circular, chased silver covered box of Song to early Ming lacquer shape. The box is decorated on the top with numerous ladies and attendants engaged in various pursuits in a garden setting, their hair accentutated with silver sulphide niello. The curved sides show birds amid prunus, chrysanthemum and other flowers. The base section with egrets in a lotus pond in various positions chasing fish, one of which is trying to hide. One of the ladies is playing a pipa held half-way between the vertical and horizontal positions.
Unique Identifier
AR917774
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2836px × 2207px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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13TH CENTURY
ARTS
Bird
BIRDS
CHASED SILVER
china
CHINESE
Chrysanthemum
Circular
color
concept
country
DYNASTY
Female
Flower
FLOWERS
Garden
LADY
LOCATION
LOTUS
Museum of East Asian Art
music
musical instrument
NATURE
Niello
Object
Ornate
Peony
People
Plant
Silver
Southern Song dynasty
THIRTEENTH CENTURY
Woman
Women
Yuan dynasty