Case with Cover
This flat case in the shape of two pomegranates has a cover shaped like two leaves. Pomegranates, with their copious seeds, represent a wish for many descendants.
Artwork Details
- Title: Case with Cover
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk satin and float-patterned plain-weave silk
- Dimensions: Overall excluding tassels: 11 x 5 in. (27.9 x 12.7 cm)
- Classification: Costumes-Accessories
- Credit Line: Gift of Florance Waterbury, 1967
- Object Number: 67.179.8a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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