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2 janvier 2017

Box with Daoists welcoming immortal Shoulao, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century

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Box with Daoists welcoming immortal Shoulao, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century. Carved red and green lacquer. H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm). Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881, 81.1.610a, b © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Boxes in this shape are often fitted with trays that have recesses for holding cups to serve wine at celebrations. The design on this example shows Daoists welcoming Shoulao, the god of longevity, as he descends from the heavens on a crane—apt imagery for a vessel used to mark a birthday and convey wishes for a long life. A historical group of Daoist immortals is seated in the individual cartouches carved on the sides of the box.
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