Blind with covered box

China

18th–19th century

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Title: Blind with covered box
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: China
Medium: a: Bamboo, silk
bc: Lacquered wood
Dimensions: a: 35 x 36 1/2 in. (88.9 x 92.7 cm)
bc: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); L. 39 3/4 in. (101 cm)
With cover: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit Line: Gift of Edna Bahr, 1962
Object Number: 62.97.14a–c
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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