The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Plum

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Program Information

Chinese Gardens: Pavilions, Studios, Retreats

Program information

Human Landscapes: Gardens in Chinese Art

This lecture by Maxwell K. Hearn, the Douglas Dillon Curator in Charge, Department of Asian Art, was presented in conjunction with the exhibition Chinese Gardens: Pavilions, Studios, Retreats (on view August 18, 2012–January 6, 2013).

Recorded September 23, 2012

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Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Plum

Period:: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date:: 19th century
Culture:: Japan
Medium:: Sprinkled gold on lacquer (maki-e)
Dimensions:: 7 x 9 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (17.8 x 23.2 x 21.3 cm)
Classification:: Lacquer
Credit Line:: Hewitt Fund, 1910
Accession Number:: 10.7.27

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