Box

Museum number:
9-14647a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210914647a@2cb
Alternate number:
None (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Box with lid (b): Red Cinnabar lacquer, on paper maché base; semi-precious stone and relief carved decoration: Rectangular, short, red exterior, black interior and bottom. Rectangular green-tinted jade panel inlaid in center top of lid (b) with seven small floral designs in carnelian, amber, coral, and green glass. Deep base relief: peony and leaves surround jade. Concentric diamond diaper ground on sides of both (a&b). "China" on bottom. Chips in rim ob (b) Height: 4.2cm; Length: 14.2 cm; Width: 9.6cm.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Box, accession number 9-14647a,b, described as Box with lid (b): Red Cinnabar lacquer, on paper maché base; semi-precious stone and relief carved decoration: Rectangular, short, red exterior, black interior and bottom. Rectangular green-tinted jade panel inlaid in center top of lid (b) with seven small floral designs in carnelian, amber, coral, and green glass. Deep base relief: peony and leaves surround jade. Concentric diamond diaper ground on sides of both (a&b). "China" on bottom. Chips in rim ob (b) Height: 4.2cm; Length: 14.2 cm; Width: 9.6cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Box, accession number 9-14647a,b, described as Box with lid (b): Red Cinnabar lacquer, on paper maché base; semi-precious stone and relief carved decoration: Rectangular, short, red exterior, black interior and bottom. Rectangular green-tinted jade panel inlaid in center top of lid (b) with seven small floral designs in carnelian, amber, coral, and green glass. Deep base relief: peony and leaves surround jade. Concentric diamond diaper ground on sides of both (a&b). "China" on bottom. Chips in rim ob (b) Height: 4.2cm; Length: 14.2 cm; Width: 9.6cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Box, accession number 9-14647a,b, described as Box with lid (b): Red Cinnabar lacquer, on paper maché base; semi-precious stone and relief carved decoration: Rectangular, short, red exterior, black interior and bottom. Rectangular green-tinted jade panel inlaid in center top of lid (b) with seven small floral designs in carnelian, amber, coral, and green glass. Deep base relief: peony and leaves surround jade. Concentric diamond diaper ground on sides of both (a&b). "China" on bottom. Chips in rim ob (b) Height: 4.2cm; Length: 14.2 cm; Width: 9.6cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Box, accession number 9-14647a,b, described as Box with lid (b): Red Cinnabar lacquer, on paper maché base; semi-precious stone and relief carved decoration: Rectangular, short, red exterior, black interior and bottom. Rectangular green-tinted jade panel inlaid in center top of lid (b) with seven small floral designs in carnelian, amber, coral, and green glass. Deep base relief: peony and leaves surround jade. Concentric diamond diaper ground on sides of both (a&b). "China" on bottom. Chips in rim ob (b) Height: 4.2cm; Length: 14.2 cm; Width: 9.6cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Box, accession number 9-14647a,b, described as Box with lid (b): Red Cinnabar lacquer, on paper maché base; semi-precious stone and relief carved decoration: Rectangular, short, red exterior, black interior and bottom. Rectangular green-tinted jade panel inlaid in center top of lid (b) with seven small floral designs in carnelian, amber, coral, and green glass. Deep base relief: peony and leaves surround jade. Concentric diamond diaper ground on sides of both (a&b). "China" on bottom. Chips in rim ob (b) Height: 4.2cm; Length: 14.2 cm; Width: 9.6cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 9-14647a,b, described as Box with lid (b): Red Cinnabar lacquer, on paper maché base; semi-precious stone and relief carved decoration: Rectangular, short, red exterior, black interior and bottom. Rectangular green-tinted jade panel inlaid in center top of lid (b) with seven small floral designs in carnelian, amber, coral, and green glass. Deep base relief: peony and leaves surround jade. Concentric diamond diaper ground on sides of both (a&b). "China" on bottom. Chips in rim ob (b) Height: 4.2cm; Length: 14.2 cm; Width: 9.6cm.

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