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Inlaid zitan wood covered box, China, 2nd half of the 16th century.
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.
Unique Identifier
AR917981
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2835px × 2217px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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16TH CENTURY
artefact
Artifact
Bird
BIRDS
Box
china
CHINESE
Chou
Chou Chu
Chu
color
Container
Coral
country
DECORATIVE
DYNASTY
Floral
Flower
FLOWERS
INLAID
Ivory
Lapis lazuli
LOCATION
MING
MING DYNASTY
Mother-of-pearl
Museum of East Asian Art
NATURE
Object
Plant
Shell
SIXTEENTH CENTURY
Soapstone
Wood
zitan