Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:second half of the 16th century Culture:China Medium:Carved red lacquer Dimensions:H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm) Classification:Lacquer Credit Line:Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 Accession Number:91.1.638 On the side of the cover are abstract, rocklike forms. They provide a groundline, often seen in sixteenth-century lacquer works, for the auspicious peonies and long-tailed birds on the cover.
Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:second half of the 16th century Culture:China Medium:Carved red lacquer Dimensions:H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm) Classification:Lacquer Credit Line:Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 Accession Number:91.1.638 On the side of the cover are abstract, rocklike forms. They provide a groundline, often seen in sixteenth-century lacquer works, for the auspicious peonies and long-tailed birds on the cover.