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Small Round Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Birdslate Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25

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Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Small Round Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Birds
Place Made: China
Date Made: late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25
Medium: Black and red lacquer on fabric and clay core with red and yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil inlays
Dimensions: a) Box: 2 7/16 x 1 5/8 in. (6.20 x 4.13 cm); b) Lid: 2 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (5.72 x 4.77 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by an anonymous donor, Elly Nordskog, the Sammy Yukuan Lee Foundation, and Simon K.C. Li
Accession Number: M.2001.32.3a-b
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography: Liu, Cary Y. Recarving China's past: Art, Archaeology, and Architecture of the "Wu Family Shrines." Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2005.

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Small Round Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Birds
Place Made: China
Date Made: late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25
Medium: Black and red lacquer on fabric and clay core with red and yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil inlays
Dimensions: a) Box: 2 7/16 x 1 5/8 in. (6.20 x 4.13 cm); b) Lid: 2 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (5.72 x 4.77 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by an anonymous donor, Elly Nordskog, the Sammy Yukuan Lee Foundation, and Simon K.C. Li
Accession Number: M.2001.32.3a-b
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography: Liu, Cary Y. Recarving China's past: Art, Archaeology, and Architecture of the "Wu Family Shrines." Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2005.