Lozenge-Shaped Dish with Garden Scene
Chinese literati enjoying gardens became a common subject in the art of the late Ming period. Artists typically included stock figures based on woodblock prints, such as the musicians gathered in the pavilion on this dish. Here, the men play a mouth organ (sheng), a zither (zheng), and possibly clappers. One young attendant carries another type of zither (qin), suggesting that the two gentlemen outside the pavilion will be joining their fellow musicians.
Artwork Details
- 明晚期 黑漆嵌螺鈿遊園賞樂圖菱形盤
- Title: Lozenge-Shaped Dish with Garden Scene
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Date: late 16th–17th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay and gold and silver foil
- Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
- Classification: Lacquer
- Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
- Object Number: 2015.500.1.58
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Accession Number: 2001.59
late 7th–early 8th century
early 7th century
Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century
mid-12th century
16th century
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