Title
Covered bowl decorated with dragon, flaming pearl and peony motifs
19th century
Artists
Unknown Artist
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Details
- Other Titles
- 清 剔红双龙戏珠牡丹纹圆盒
清 剔紅雙龍戲珠牡丹紋圓盒 - Place where the work was made
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China
- Period
- Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Date
- 19th century
- Media category
- Lacquerware
- Materials used
- carved cinnabar-red lacquer
- Dimensions
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12.5 x 20.2 cm
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a - base, 7 x 20 cm
b - lid, 6.5 x 20.2 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Acquisition details unknown
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 9953.45.a-b
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About
On the top of this round box is a five-clawed dragon swimming in the ocean in pursuit of a flaming pearl. The middle section is decorated with a carved floral motif of peonies. The palace origin of the love for peonies during the Sui and Tang dynasties（6th-10th centuries) helped establish the noble status of the flower and earn its name as "the flower of wealth and rank". The application of both dragon and peony designs on this object reflects the essence of the decorative art in the Qing Dynasty, with every design having meaning, and every meaning auspicious.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, January 2012
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Places
Where the work was made
China
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Dragon (2012), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 Jan 2012–06 May 2012
The Way We Eat, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 03 Apr 2021–13 Jun 2022