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Pair of boxes with melons and butterflies

Pair of boxes with melons and butterflies

1800–1899

Medium: Carved red lacquer
Dimensions: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Genre: Lacquer
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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