Carved brown lacquer box with phoenixes, mid-late Ming dynasty, China, 1500-1644. Artist: Unknown

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Carved brown lacquer box with phoenixes, mid-late Ming dynasty, China, 1500-1644. A brown lacquer rectangular box and cover. The cover is boldly carved with a pair of phoenixes amongst large peony heads and dense foliage. The sides have similar flowers, the flower-head centres with diaper pattern. The background is painted matt red with a metal lock.

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Size: 2834px × 2216px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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