Box with lid (lian)

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Period
100 BCE-100 CE -
Geography
China -
Material
Bronze -
Dimension
H x W: 18 x 18.4 cm (7 1/16 x 7 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1923.2a-e -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1923.2a-e
Object Details
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Description
Covered box of the type "lien," to hold toilet articles.Wooden stand. Fire-gilt surface, much corroded.Lightly incised decoration on the cover. Remains of painted decoration, inside, on cover and bottom, outside, on bottom. -
Provenance
To 1923Tonying and Company, New York, to 1923 [1]From 1923Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, New York, in 1923Notes:[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. For additional information, see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)Chinese Jades and Bronze, East Corridor (November 19, 1923 to March 14, 1931) -
Previous custodian or owner
Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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