Incense Box with Figures in Landscape (Translation)
剔紅樓閣樹下人物図香合 明中期 (Primary Title)
明代 雕漆樓閣樹下人物図香合 (Former Title)

Unknown (Artist)

16th century
Chinese
Red lacquer on wood
Overall: 1 3/16 × 13 7/16 in. (3.02 × 34.13 cm)
2018.420a-b
Not on view

The surface of this box is carved on both sides in intricate detail with figures in landscapes. Such a box would typically be used for holding powdered or kneaded incense. High quality lacquerwares, covered with more than a hundred layers of lacquer, were produced in southern China where warm temperatures of 70 to 80°F with up to 85 percent humidity made this technique possible.

Tihong
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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