THIS 69-cm long trunk with an arch lid is one of the earliest trunks to be unearthed in China. It was cut from a whole log, painted with black lacquer on the inside and adorned on the outside with artwork in red. The ...THIS 69-cm long trunk with an arch lid is one of the earliest trunks to be unearthed in China. It was cut from a whole log, painted with black lacquer on the inside and adorned on the outside with artwork in red. The trees in the painting have been determined to be mulberries. On top of the high tree sit crows with the sun above them; the moon and some tigers are set above the short tree. The bird between the trees is the golden crow in the sun. The man poised to shoot an arrow is Yi.展开更多
文摘THIS 69-cm long trunk with an arch lid is one of the earliest trunks to be unearthed in China. It was cut from a whole log, painted with black lacquer on the inside and adorned on the outside with artwork in red. The trees in the painting have been determined to be mulberries. On top of the high tree sit crows with the sun above them; the moon and some tigers are set above the short tree. The bird between the trees is the golden crow in the sun. The man poised to shoot an arrow is Yi.
