Description
Circular box of tixi lacquer, deeply carved with sceptre-head (ruyi) motifs: China, Ming Dynasty, 16th - 17th century AD
Museum reference
A.1931.146
Collection
World Culture
Object name
Box
Production information
China, East Asia
Date
16th - 17th century
Style / Culture
Ming Dynasty, Chinese
Materials
Lacquer
Physical description
Carved red lacquer with layers of yellow and black
Exhibitions
Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
National Museum of Scotland
References
Hu, Shih-chang, Chinese Lacquer (National Museums of Scotland Publishing, 1998), no. 4