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Lacquer Box with Precious
Stone Inlay Depicting
Antiquities
Ch'ing Dynasty (A.D. 1644-
1911)
Height 10.5cm
On a reddish ochre
background, the face of
this box is inlaid with
precious stones and
lacquered wood laid out
in a New Year's morning
scene of antiquities. The
side wall is lacquer
embellished with gilt
tracery. The interior of
the box is a curio cabinet
that once held trinkets of
various kinds.