Box with scene of a reception and boys at play

China

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The reception scene on the top of the box suggests the birthday gathering for the general Guo Ziyi, an impression reinforced by the many boys at play on the sides of the box. Guo Ziyi was said to have had one hundred sons and one thousand grandsons.

Box with scene of a reception and boys at play, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver, China

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Box with scene of a reception and boys at play, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver, China
Box with scene of a reception and boys at play, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver, China
Box with scene of a reception and boys at play, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver, China
Box with scene of a reception and boys at play, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver, China
Box with scene of a reception and boys at play, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver, China
Box with scene of a reception and boys at play, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver, China

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