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Lacquered Pen Box (Qalamdan) by Manohar — VisualArtsDB

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Lacquered Pen Box (Qalamdan)

Lacquered Pen Box (Qalamdan)

Lacquered Pen Box (Qalamdan)

1675–1725

Medium: Papier-maché; painted, gilded, and lacquered
Dimensions: H. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm) L. 9 1/8 in. (23.3 cm) D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Genre: Lacquer
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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