Box

Description

Box and cover of carved coconut shell, with a crane on the cover and auspicious motifs on the base: China, Qing Dynasty, 17th or 18th century AD

Museum reference

A.1994.803

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Box

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

17th - 18th century

Style / Culture

Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Coconut

Physical description

Coconut shell

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland