Box with long-tailed birds and peonies

Box with long-tailed birds and peonies

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

On the side of the cover are abstract, rocklike forms. They provide a groundline, often seen in sixteenth-century lacquer works, for the auspicious peonies and long-tailed birds on the cover.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Box with long-tailed birds and peoniesBox with long-tailed birds and peoniesBox with long-tailed birds and peoniesBox with long-tailed birds and peoniesBox with long-tailed birds and peonies

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.