Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Pigment Box

Artist Unknown Chinese Artist

DateQing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century

Made/manufacturedChina, Asia

MediumNephrite

Dimensions4 3/4 x 5 1/16 x 3 1/8 in. (12.1 x 12.9 x 7.9 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin

Object number2009.48.296

Collections

ASIAN

DescriptionWell-hollowed with columnar corners and well-carved around the exterior with a wide band of numerous thin dragons, their finely incised scaly bodies intermeshing around the sides, above archaistic pendant leaves around the rounded corners, tapering sharply to the hollowed pad feet, two side with a ji character, the other two side with winged phoenix-form handles, the fitted cover of conforming shape with a central reticulated dragon-form knop, the claw on and extending to the four corners, the greenish-white stone suffused with white, fissures.