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View full screenTea-caddy of lacquered wood, rectangular with hinged lid, painted in gold with figures in landscapes, containing two lead containers with covers, and with a small iron key: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century AD
A.1962.411
China, East Asia
19th century
Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)
Lacquered wood painted in gold with figures in landscapes
Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
National Museum of Scotland
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Girl's dress, of painted and decorated canvas, entitled Sisters of the Sundance, the painted figures representing sisters supporting each other from childhood to old age, the seven blue stars symbolising the Seven Sisters constellation, and the four turtles standing for female fertility and the four directions: North America, USA, North Dakota, Parshall, Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux, by JoEsther Parshall, 1994