Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design
1290–1310
- Medium
- carved lacquer
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21 x 40.6 cm (8 1/4 x 16 in.); Lid: 8.5 x 40.6 cm (3 3/8 x 16 in.); Bottom: 12.5 x 40.6 cm (4 15/16 x 16 in.)
- Genre
- Lacquer
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, late Southern Song (1127–1279) to early Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
About
The carved lacquer box and lobed silver container nearby both feature pairs of birds and flowers on their covers. There is a striking similarity in decoration, shape, and aesthetic appeal. Both boxes suggest that successful designs and shapes circulated among craftsmen, workshops, and beyond regional borders.