Hat Feather with Box
This elaborate, tubular lacquered box was intended as a storage container for an official's hat feather. The large, encircled characters in archaic style on one side of the container refer to "three eyes"—a hat feather with three peacock-feather eyes, which signified the highest honor. The work is an example of the Qing period's enthusiasm for archaism.
Artwork Details
- Title:Hat Feather with Box
- Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Culture:China
- Medium:Black lacquer, peacock feather, silk thread
- Dimensions:(a) Feather): 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
(b) Box): 1 3/4 x 16 in. (4.4 x 40.6 cm) - Classification:Costumes-Accessories
- Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Henry-George J. McNeary, 1966
- Object Number:66.191.17a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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early 7th century
Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century
mid-12th century
Attributed to Leng Mei (Chinese, active 1677–1742)
1793
Accession Number: 2001.584a–c
16th century
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