Chinese box carved with tree peony blossoms

An image of Circular red box and cover, black on the inside. Carved with 'moutan' (tree peony blossoms and foliage) and phoenix birds, in relief in a sage green ground. Carved in relief and lacquered, height 9.5 cm, diameter 18.7 cm, 1522-1566. Probably Chia Ching period. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Chinese.

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Circular red box and cover, black on the inside. Carved with 'moutan' (tree peony blossoms and foliage) and phoenix birds, in relief in a sage green ground. Carved in relief and lacquered, height 9.5 cm, diameter 18.7 cm, 1522-1566. Probably Chia Ching period. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.2 & A-1933
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 956 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 858.55kB
Exposure time: 1/90
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2009:07:13 15:04:46

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16th Century blossom box carved Chia Ching Period circular cover Fitz_AA floral flowers Jiaqing Period lacquer lacquered lidded Ming Dynasty moutan Paeoniaceae paeony peonies peony phenix phoenix red relief round

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