Chinese Long Lattice Form Box

Low wooden stand with lattice walls and a very orderly outline.

This long lattice form box is from China. It is wood. Lattice patterns, made of crossing or interlocking strips, are a familiar motif in Chinese architecture and furniture, where they are used for windows, screens and panels. Long rectangular box of dark brown wood, its sides pierced with a repeating lattice of fretwork. It sits on a stepped base with a carved key-fret border. Top edge carries a fine incised band. It is 11.6 inches long, 2.6 deep and 2.25 high.

All fretwork, no fuss, and a firm sense of order.