Square dish with long-tailed birds and camellias
Made in a classic two-bird design, this dish is representative of the style of the early fourteenth century. The lacquer artist achieved a nearly three-dimensional image on a flat surface: deep carving creates the relief effect, and fine incisions for the bird feathers and leaf veins convey texture. The red background is relatively visible compared to examples made later in the century.
Artwork Details
- 元 雕漆剔黑綬帶山茶紋委角方盤
- Title: Square dish with long-tailed birds and camellias
- Period: Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
- Date: first half of the 14th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Carved black lacquer
- Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); L. 7 1/8 in. (18 cm)
- Classification: Lacquer
- Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
- Object Number: 2015.500.1.5
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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ca. 13th–early 14th century
14th century
14th century
14th century
Attributed to Zhang Cheng (active mid-14th century)
mid-14th century
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