Rectangular box with figures in landscape/ Carved red lacquerware-China Archive

Rectangular box with figures in landscape/ Carved red lacquerware

Image Number: K1H000405N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Lacquer wares
Function: Container
Material: Plants/Paint/
Description:
The box is rectangular, with black paint painted inside and outside. The side of the bottom of the box is a pattern. Inside the box, the palace of the Qing Dynasty holds jade tablets and small volumes in wooden boxes. On the sides of the box cover are pictures of flowers, birds and flowers, and on the box cover are landscape figures. The flowers and birds on the long side are the same on both sides, mainly plum trunks, hanging upside down from the top. A bird stands on a foot branch and looks back at the blooming camellia behind. The plum blossoms on both sides open, either side or back, with various postures. The flowers on the short side are the same on both sides. There are two plum blossoms, one thick and one thin, hanging upside down. The plum blossoms are in full bloom, with the leaves of camellia on one side. The bottom of the picture of flowers and birds is covered with brocade, the overall composition is average, the paint color is red, and the birds, flowers and leaves are slightly round. Above the box cover are landscape characters. In the front of the picture is a row of stones. In the middle stands a pine tree. Under the pine tree hangs a rock. The two elders talk and point to the left rear. Mountains are stacked in the distance. There are many pagodas in the mountains. There are a few floating clouds in the sky. The picture is based on a zigzag pattern, making the background of the event as if it were among the clouds. The foreground and middle view are compressed into one. The paint is red, the knife technique is sharp, and there is not much polishing. The rock texture leaves a knife mark.