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Four-Tiered Box

16th century

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

The carved image on top of this small, square cinnabar lacquer four-tiered box shows the semilegendary figure Dongfang Shou stealing the Daoist Peaches of Immortality.

Caption

Four-Tiered Box, 16th century. Carved lacquer, 4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (12.1 x 9.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Menke, 88.198a-d. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

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Collection

Gallery

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Collection

Title

Four-Tiered Box

Date

16th century

Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

Period

Ming Dynasty

Geography

Place made: China

Medium

Carved lacquer

Classification

Dimensions

4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (12.1 x 9.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Menke

Accession Number

88.198a-d

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