Maker: Unknown
Box with garden scene. Lacquer on wooden core, inlaid with mother of pearl. This square box is completely enclosed by its cover, which fits over it and reaches down to the base. The black lacquer is inlaid in mother of pearl. On top is a scene showing a pair of birds perched on the branches of an old prunus tree, surrounded by stems of bamboo, with the sun, moon and clouds above. The top is surrounded by a toothed border, which is repeated on the sides above a peony scroll. The box is lined with silk of twentieth-century date.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
18th Century
Circa
1700
-
1800
Decoration
composed of
lacquer
mother-of-pearl
Box
composed of
wood (plant material)
Height 11.4 cm
Length 27.3 cm
Width 27.2 cm
Lining
composed of
silk (textile)
Accession number: O.10 & A-1984
Primary reference Number: 16605
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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