元 剔彩山茶紋漆盒|Box with camellia
Unknown
14th century · Carved red and green lacquer · Asian Art
The stylized flowers depicted in Chinese lacquer are often difficult to identify precisely. However, the large blossom on this box is probably a camellia, a flower associated with winter and endurance. This box is one of several, most found in Japan, which bear the name Zhang Cheng (here, carved into the base). He is one of only two fourteenth-century lacquer artists whose names are recorded.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 14th century
- Medium
- Carved red and green lacquer
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
