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Covered box with floral design

late 18th–early 19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 219

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清中期 玉雕團花盒
  • Title: Covered box with floral design
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: late 18th–early 19th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Jade (nephrite)
  • Dimensions: H. (1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); Diam. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
  • Classification: Jade
  • Credit Line: Alfred W. Hoyt Collection, Bequest of Rosina H. Hoppin, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.86.81a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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