BoxesChinese16th century

Small Jade Quatrefoil Covered Box with Litchi Decor

probably Jiajing period, 1522-1566

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Pale greenish white nephrite with russet skin

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

2.2 x 5 x 3.9 cm (7/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Related Artworks

Boxes

Pair of Covered Boxes

Benjamin Pyne, 1690-1691

Silver

17th centuryBritish

Boxes

One of a Pair of Storage Boxes, with Decoration of Two Dragons Pursuing a Flaming Jewel and with a Hinged Cover Fitted with a Lock

Unknown Artist, 19th-first half 20th century

Lacquered wood with brass fittings and with inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings

19th-20th centuryKorean

Boxes

Circular Covered Incense Box, the Domed Cover with Flattened Top

Unknown Artist, perhaps Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century

White ware: white stoneware with clear glaze over molded elements

8th-9th centuryChinese

Boxes

Snuff Box

Thomas Mutter, 1837-1838

Silver

19th centuryBritish

Boxes

Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Geometric Hare-Medallion Design

Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, late 17th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques; stone and copper fittings

17th centuryJapanese

Boxes

Long Scroll Box (Nagafubako) with Stylized Floral Design

Unknown Artist, Mid Edo period, 18th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver); metal fittings and silk cord

18th centuryJapanese

Boxes

Small Box (Kobako) with Pine and Plum Tree Design

Unknown Artist, Mid Edo period, 18th century

Olive wood

Covered Circular Box with Decoration of Two Parrots in Flight

Unknown Artist, mid 10th-early 11th century

Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.

10th-11th centuryChinese

Boxes

Snuff box with relief head

Unidentified Artist, 19th century

Metal

19th centuryFrench

Boxes

Long Scroll Box (Nagafubako) with Wild-Carnation Crest Design

Unknown Artist, Style of the Muromachi period, late 15th or early 16th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet gold and silver appliqué) techniques; metal fittings

15th-16th centuryJapanese

Boxes

Octagonal Hatbox with Auspicious Symbols

Unknown Artist, late 20th century

Wood with metal fittings

20th centuryKorean