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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2022.247
Title
Covered Circular Box
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
Reign of Emperor Qianlong (r. 1733–96)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/369998

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cloisonné enamel
Dimensions
H. 4 × W. 6.4 cm (1 9/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): incised, underside of vessel: 乾隆年製 持 Made in the reign of Emperor Qianlong (r. 1733–96)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Beatrice Kelekian, New York (by 1940s-1992), by descent; to Nanette B Kelekian, New York (1992-2021), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian
Accession Year
2022
Object Number
2022.247
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Lidded circular cloisonné box decorated with lotus flowers and vegetal scrolls.

Verification Level

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