Traveling Box, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 15th century, China, Leather, wood, iron, gold, and pigment, H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); D. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Lacquer, This extraordinary box, most likely made for a Tibetan visitor to the Chinese court, would have been used to carry belongings, both personal goods and gifts such as porcelains and textiles. The large lotus scrolls painted on the sides, and in particular the spiky blossoms, derive from Nepali artistic traditions that were introduced to China in the late thirteenth century
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Traveling Box, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, early 15th century, China, Leather, wood, iron, gold, pigment, H, 21, 53.3 cm, W, 15, 38.1, D, 12 1/2, 31.8, Lacquer, extraordinary, box, Tibetan visitor, Chinese court, carry belongings, personal goods, gifts, porcelains, textiles, large lotus, scrolls, painted, sides, particular, spiky blossoms, derive, Nepali artistic, traditions, introduced, late thirteenth, century
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