Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design
Unknown Artist
c. 1300
Medium
carved lacquer
Dimensions
21 × 40.6 cm · lid: 8.5 × 40.6 cm
Classification
Lacquer
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Accession Number
2011.34
About this artwork
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.