Carved lacquer box with cover decorated with Shoulao and the Eight Immortals

Object Details

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese and Japanese Art--Lacquer and Paintings (August 18, 1967 to October 14, 1969)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics, 1955 (September 19, 1955 to November 10, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1953 (May 26, 1953 to September 15, 1953)

  Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Container

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1640s, 1400s

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Elder Zhang Guo, Art, Lu Dongbin, Chinese Art, Immortal Woman He, Lan Caihe, Crane, Iron-Crutch Li, Shoulao, Zhongli Quan, Lacquer, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Royal Uncle Cao, Philosopher Han Xiang

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Containers