Detail View: The AMICA Library: Octagonal Food Box (Bajiao He) with Figures in a Pavilion and Floral Scrolls

AMICA ID: 
LACM.M.80.96.2a-b
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Dates/Places: 
China
Creator Name-CRT: 
China
Title: 
Octagonal Food Box (Bajiao He) with Figures in a Pavilion and Floral Scrolls
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
c. 1386-1450
Creation Start Date: 
1386
Creation End Date: 
1450
Materials and Techniques: 
Black lacquer on wood core with mother-of-pearl inlay
Classification Term: 
Lacquerware
Style or Period: 
14th-15th century (early Ming dynasty)
Dimensions: 
height: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Measurement Dimension: 
height
Measurement Value: 
4 7/8
Measurement Unit: 
in
Measurement Dimension: 
height
Measurement Value: 
12.4
Measurement Unit: 
cm
AMICA Contributor: 
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Los Angeles, California, USA
ID Number: 
M.80.96.2a-b
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Terk
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
LACM.M80_96_2a-b.tif