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Round covered box
Round covered box

Round covered box

Maker
MediumCinnabar lacquer over a core thought to be made of lead and plaster
DimensionsHeight: 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm)
CultureChina
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineTransferred from Willard Straight Papers in Cornell Dept. of Manuscripts and Archives
Terms
  • Decorative Arts
  • Vessels - Boxes
  • Chinese
  • Cinnabar lacquer
  • Boats
  • Bodies of water
  • Boxes (containers)
  • Fences
  • Flowers
  • Gardens
  • Geometric patterns
  • Lakes
  • Oars
  • Pavilions
  • Thatched roofs
  • Transportation
  • Trees
Object number74.016.011
Collections
Round covered box
Round covered box
Unidentified artist
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Unidentified artist
2nd or 1st century BCE
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Covered box with design
Unidentified artist
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Head of Antiochus III, after the antique
Head of Antiochus III, after the antique
Unidentified foundry
ca. 1900
Covered circular box w/ design of five dragons
Covered circular box w/ design of five dragons
Unidentified artist
Ch'ing Dynasty, Ch'ien-lung Period (1736-1796); Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (1
Box with cover
Box with cover
Unidentified artist
18th century
Five-lobed box and cover depicting three sages
Five-lobed box and cover depicting three sages
Unidentified artist
Lacquer box and cover
Lacquer box and cover
Unidentified artist
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 18th century
Small tea caddy with lid
Small tea caddy with lid
Unidentified artist
1573-1603
Table screen with design of dragonfly, garden rock and peonies
Table screen with design of dragonfly, garden rock and peonies
Unidentified artist
16th century
Wall plaque of a baluster vase with lotus and bat design and cicada motif on neck
Wall plaque of a baluster vase with lotus and bat design and cicada motif on neck
Unidentified artist
late 18th-19th century
Round covered box
Round covered box
Unidentified artist