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Box (Boîte)
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About this work
Chinoiserie in 18th-century France incorporated imitations of East Asian motifs, designs, and ornaments into European art. These imitations were often distorted by the European imagination and were not accurate representations of the cultures from which they drew inspiration. Motifs typical of chinoiserie can be seen in this box’s floral patterns and repeated representations of pagodas, dragons, and peacocks.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBox (Boîte), 1730–40. Possibly France, mid-18th century. Enamel and gold leaf on copper mounted in silver; overall: 3.9 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm (1 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.612
