Pair of Boxes in Form of Lotus Leaves
A pair of oval boxes carved from pale ivory, their lids ribbed like lotus leaves and set with small sprigs of blossom near one end. Each box sits on a dark gray backdrop, and the fine carving catches soft light along its folds and seams.
Look closer: Thin seam lines and small carved blossoms along the lid edges are easy to overlook.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1700s
- Medium
- ivory
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2224 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1799).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lois Clarke