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Object Type
box
Museum number
1970,0715.1
Description
Box with cover. Narcissus and epidendrum. Made of red carved lacquer on a wood core. Incised mark.
Cultures/periods
Ming dynasty
Production date
1403-1424
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
China
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
China
Materials
wood
lacquer
Technique
carved
lacquered
Dimensions
Diameter:
13 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
On display
(G33/dc34a/s1)
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2014 Sep-2015 Jan, BM WCEC, 'Ming: 50 years that changed China'
Subjects
plant
flower
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
R Soame Jenyns
Funder name
Funded by:
Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund
Acquisition date
1970
Department
Asia
Registration number
1970,0715.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 15 Aug 2014