Rectangular box with pine, bamboo, plum, and deer design, carved cinnabar lacquer over wood, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century

Rectangular box with pine, bamboo, plum, and deer design, carved cinnabar lacquer over wood, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century

• Image Number: K1D000620N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Miscellaneous objects
• Function: Container
• Material: Plants/Paint/
• Description:
  A rectangular two-layer box is added to the upper layer. The four corners at the bottom of the upper layer have tenons to hold the lower layer. The lower layer has no flat bottom. The tray, the box and the box bottom are painted black. The long side of the box is connected with the short side pattern, and the pattern of the corresponding side is opposite on the left and right, which is connected into a continuous picture. The composition of the cover and the upper and lower layers are different. A deer is separated from the Taihu Lake stone by pine trees and plum trees. The deer’s posture varies widely, such as squatting, half squatting, looking back and raising their heads. The lid of the box is a group of deer on the Jiangzhu River. A water cut in a zigzag shape from the top left. There are Taihu Lake stones with plum or pine bamboos on the left and right in the foreground. A deer is among them. In the middle view, on the left side of the picture, there are more than ten deer under the luxuriant pine trees or looking across the bank. In the distance, a buck appears in front of the herd of deer. The bottom of the object is carved with brocade ground, the paint color is red and dark, the paint is astringent, the knife technique is sharp, master the object skillfully, the posture is coordinated, and the composition is