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carved wooden box (used to deliver a petition to an overlord)
carved wooden box (used to deliver a petition to an overlord)

carved wooden box (used to deliver a petition to an overlord)

Datemid 19th c
Artist Qing Dynasty
Mediumwood, black lacquer, gilt
Dimensions25.4 x 35.56 x 13.97 cm
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Mark Gayn, 1998
Object number1998-245
Descriptionhexagonal black box with gilded figurative fishing scenes on lid and sides; giltwood presentation carving of flattened hexagonal section carved with figures inside a pavillion, with fitted lacquer wood cover; Chinese, Qing dynasty
Collections
  • University of Toronto Collection