China / Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Supernatural Creatures / Late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25

China
Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Supernatural Creatures
Late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25
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Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Name-CRT: China
Title: Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Supernatural Creatures
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: -10
Creation End Date: 25
Creation Date: Late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Lacquerware
Materials and Techniques: Black lacquer on hemp core with red and yellow painted decoration and silver foil inlays
Dimensions: Lid: 3 1/2 (approximately) x 6 1/2 in. (8.9 x 16.5 cm); Body: 4 x 6 in. (10.2 x 15.2 cm)
AMICA Contributor: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Owner Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
ID Number: AC1997.50.1.1-.2
Credit Line: Far Eastern Art Council Fund
Copyright: Contact the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Rights and Reproductions Office.
Rights: http://www.lacma.org/termsofuse.htm
AMICA ID: LACM.AC1997.50.1.1-.2
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Contact the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Rights and Reproductions Office

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