BoxesChinese18th-19th century

Small Jade Circular Covered Box, the Cover with Knob in the form of a Recumbent Beast with a Ring Suspended from Its Tail

18th-early 19th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Off-white nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

18th-19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

overall, with lid on: H. 4.5 × Diam. 5.7 cm (1 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.) vessel only, without lid: H. 2.7 × Diam. 5.7 cm (1 1/16 × 2 1/4 in.) lid only: H. 2.4 × Diam. 2.5 cm (15/16 × 1 in.)

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