20th Century Chinese Lacquerware Lidded Box in Peach Form. Small red lacquered wooden box with peach imagery throughout. A wonderful gift representing longevity and good health.

Size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 10 in. 

Peaches in Chinese art are potent symbols of longevity, immortality, and prosperity, deeply rooted in myth and folklore. Often depicted in paintings, ceramics, and decorative objects, they appear alongside deities, sages, or in stylized natural scenes, emphasizing their auspicious qualities. The fruit is famously associated with the Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu), whose celestial peaches grant eternal life, making them a common motif in birthday celebrations and decorative art intended to convey good fortune. Beyond symbolism, peaches are rendered with exquisite attention to form and color, their soft blushes and rounded shapes embodying beauty, vitality, and the harmony of nature, reinforcing the blending of aesthetic pleasure and cultural meaning that defines traditional Chinese artistic expression.

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