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Half Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Banduoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds and Birdslate Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25

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Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Half Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Banduoyuan He) 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 black and yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil inlay
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)
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.2001.32.2a-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.