BoxesChinese2nd-1st century BCE

Covered Rectangular Lacquer Box with Metal Mounts

2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Han painted lacquer: reddish-brown and black lacquers over wooden core, with designs painted in lacquer and with metal mounts (probably tin)

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

2nd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.8 x 6 x 2.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 in.)

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