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Accession Number 2004.19.15.2 Title Box for Southern Inspection Tour Category containers Object Type box Artist unknown Date Made 1769-1777 Place Made Suzhou, China Culture Chinese Period Qing 18th century Materials lacquer Measurements overall: 16.4 cm x 75.6 cm x 16.9 cm Description

This carved red lacquer box was made to store the Qianlong Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Two (2004.19.15.1) by Xu Yang. The case, which has a sliding top panel and four sides, is carved with dragons and…

This carved red lacquer box was made to store the Qianlong Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Two (2004.19.15.1) by Xu Yang. The case, which has a sliding top panel and four sides, is carved with dragons and other imperial designs. The removable top panel is decorated with two dragons and a recessed rectangular space, impressed with the handscroll’s title (nan xun tu), and rocks and waves below. Two panels on both of the box’s long sides are ornamented with two dragons facing toward a flaming pearl in the center. There are small panels on either short end of the box, each with an imperial front-facing dragon, surrounded by clouds, waves, and rocks, which is typical for the period.

Read More + Inscriptions and Colophons The original cinnabar storage box is incised with title of painting. Credit Line Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart