Four-Tiered Box
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 88.198a-d_SL1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
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
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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