元 朱面剔犀劍環紋漆盒, Box with pommel scroll design, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 14th century, China, Carved red and black lacquer, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); L. 7 1/8 in. (18 cm), Lacquer, The lush spirals carved into the lacquer illustrate a design commonly known as “pommel scroll” because the shapes resemble the pommel, or decorative knob, of a Chinese sword. This is a common motif in lacquer, ceramics, and metalwork of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
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元 朱面剔犀劍環紋漆盬 Box, pommel scroll design, Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368, 14th century, China, Carved red, black lacquer, H, 1, 2.5 cm, W, 7, 17.8, L, 7 1/8, 18, Lacquer, lush, spirals, carved, lacquer illustrate, design commonly, scroll, shapes resemble, pommel, decorative knob, Chinese sword, common motif, lacquer, ceramics, metalwork, thirteenth, fourteenth centuries
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