Box with scene of a reception and boys at play

17th century

Not on view

The reception scene on the top of the box suggests the birthday gathering for the general Guo Ziyi, an impression reinforced by the many boys at play on the sides of the box. Guo Ziyi was said to have had one hundred sons and one thousand grandsons.

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清初黑漆嵌螺鈿嬰戯賀壽圖匣
Title: Box with scene of a reception and boys at play
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver
Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); L. 28 1/8 in. (71.4 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2010
Object Number: 2010.32a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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