Covered Rectangular Box with Movable Handle and Cover Lock, the Sliding Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Three Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting a Doe, Fawn, and Crane amidst Pines, a Crane and Tortoise amidst Waves and Clouds, and Two Deer Walking amidst Pines and Bamboo, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground by — VisualArtsDB
Covered Rectangular Box with Movable Handle and Cover Lock, the Sliding Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Three Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting a Doe, Fawn, and Crane amidst Pines, a Crane and Tortoise amidst Waves and Clouds, and Two Deer Walking amidst Pines and Bamboo, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground
1860–1940
Medium
Bronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
Dimensions
H. 6.8 x W. 11.8 x D. 8.5 cm (2 11/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.)