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Mirror case
approx. 1800-1900
Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, United States
The box and lotus are symbolic implements of the Two Immortals of Harmony and Mirth. The combination of these objects with the wish-granting wand implies hopes that the couple will have a harmonious marriage and that all their wishes will come true.
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Details
- Title: Mirror case
- Date Created: approx. 1800-1900
- Location Created: China
- Physical Dimensions: H. 11 3/8 in x W. 7 3/8 in, H. 28.8 cm x W. 18.7 cm
- Rights: Public Domain
- Medium: Embroidered silk gauze
- Credit Line: Asian Art Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Miss Katherine Ball, 1988.10
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