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Object Type
box
Museum number
2018,3005.442.a
Description
Carved ivory box in the form of a peach with branches bearing peach blossoms and fruit. The inside base is carved with a bee on a honeycomb.
Cultures/periods
Qing dynasty
Production date
18thC
Production place
Made in:
China
Materials
ivory
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Diameter:
7.80 centimetres
Height:
8 centimetres
(include lid)
Bibliographic references
Lucas 1950 / The catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories
(pl.943)
Kerr, Allen & Shih 2016. / Chinese Ivory Carvings: The Sir Victor Sassoon Collection
(p.77)
Clunas, Fawcett, Gillman & Watt 1984 / Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing
(pp.158-9, pl.193)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
fruit
Acquisition name
Donated by:
The Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust
Acquisition date
2018
Department
Asia
Registration number
2018,3005.442.a
Additional IDs
Previous owner/ex-collection number:
943/693
(Sassoon number)