莫臥兒王朝 鑲金嵌寶碧玉花葉形盒|Box with cover
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Jade (nephrite) with gold and semiprecious stone inlays
Dimensions
H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); D. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Classification
Jade
Culture & Period
India · Mughal period (1526–1858)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Accession Number
02.18.786a, b
Art Historical Context
This exquisite jade box with cover, shaped like a stylized flower leaf, hails from the Mughal Empire in India during the 18th–19th century, a golden age of opulent craftsmanship under the Mughal period (1526–1858). Crafted from nephrite jade—a tough, translucent green stone prized for its durability and luster—the box measures just 1⅛ inches high and about3⅔ inches wide, for intimate treasures like jewelry spices, or betel nuts. Its petite scale belies its grandeur, gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1902 by Heber R. Bishop. Mughal artisans excelled in hardstone carving, transforming im...