Presentation Box, late Ming dynasty (1368–1644), first half of the 17th century, China, Carved red lacquer with gilded ground, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 28 in. (71.1 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Lacquer, Until recent times, boxes for presenting gifts and documents had been used in China for centuries. In prosperous south China in the early seventeenth century, most of these boxes were of elongated rectangular shape and many were lavishly decorated
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Presentation Box, late Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, first half, 17th century, China, Carved red lacquer, gilded ground, H, 4, 10.2 cm, W, 28, 71.1, D, 7, 17.8, Lacquer, recent, times, boxes, presenting gifts, documents, centuries, prosperous south, early seventeenth, century, elongated rectangular, shape, lavishly decorated
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