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Covered Box
Date:
17th century
Culture:
China
Medium:
Wood, lacquer, brass
Dimensions:
H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); L. 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm)
Classification:
Lacquer
Credit Line:
Seymour Fund, 1967
Accession Number:
67.73a, b
Not on view
Provenance
[ Ellsworth & Goldie, Ltd. , New York, until 1967; sold to MMA]
Timeline of Art History (2000-present)
Timelines
Central and North Asia, 1600-1800 A.D.
China, 1600-1800 A.D.
Department
Asian Art (35,424)
Object Type / Material
Boxes (1,927)
Brass (4,822)
Copper alloy (19,067)
Lacquer (2,453)
Metal (70,111)
Geographic Location
Asia (70,826)
China (16,763)
Date / Era
A.D. 1600–1800 (75,283)
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