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Half Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Banduoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds and Birds
Unknownlate Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
Details
- Title: Half Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Banduoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds and Birds
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25
- Location: China
- Physical Dimensions: a) Box: 2 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (6.04 x 5.72 x 8.26 cm); b) Lid: 2 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (6.04 x 6.67 x 9.51 cm)
- Medium: Black and red lacquer on fabric and clay core with black and yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil inlay
- Object Classification: Furnishings
- Full Title: Half Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Banduoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds and Birds
- Curatorial Area: Chinese Art
- Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by an anonymous donor, Elly Nordskog, the Sammy Yukuan Lee Foundation, and Simon K.C. Li
- Chronology: 1st - 9th centuries, 499 BC - AD 1
- Artwork Accession Number: M.2001.32.2a-b
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