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Title: Covered box in the shape of a crab
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: first half 19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain with brown glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Accession Number: 79.2.49a, b
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