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Art Institute Chicago
Harvard art museum
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Enameled, Jeweled and Gilded Box

Enameled, Jeweled and Gilded Box

Austrian

Miniature Sewing Case

Miniature Sewing Case

European?

Eight-sided box with eight-sided pyramidal lid and gold hardware paneled in ivory

Tower Shaped Casket

Unidentified Artist

Snuffbox

Snuffbox

Russian

Jewel Case with Mirror

Jewel Case with Mirror

Unidentified Artist

Rectangular Box with Carved Figural Decoration (9 sections)

Rectangular Box with Carved Figural Decoration (9 sections)

Chinese

Writing Box with Decoration of Moon and Autumn Grasses, and with an assortment of writing implements including an ink stone, a metal water dropper, two covered brushes, and two covered knives (for correcting mistakes)

Writing Box with Decoration of Moon and Autumn Grasses, and with an assortment of writing implements including an ink stone, a metal water dropper, two covered brushes, and two covered knives (for correcting mistakes)

Japanese

Hiranatsume Spring and Autumn Tea Caddy with Decoration of Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves

Hiranatsume Spring and Autumn Tea Caddy with Decoration of Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves

Japanese

Box with Hinged Lid

Box with Hinged Lid

Byzantine

Wafer Seal Case with Flowers and Birds

Wafer Seal Case with Flowers and Birds

Wafer Seal Case with Flowers, Hazelnuts, and Butterfly

Wafer Seal Case with Flowers, Hazelnuts, and Butterfly

Muhammad Husayn Shirazi

Wafer Seal Case with Tiger Hunt

Wafer Seal Case with Tiger Hunt

Fathallah Shirazi

Box for "Pair of Folding Fans with Paintings by Jiang Tingxi and Calligraphy by Wang Youdun"

Box for "Pair of Folding Fans with Paintings by Jiang Tingxi and Calligraphy by Wang Youdun"

Chinese

Snuff box with lovers discovered

Snuff box with lovers discovered

Persian

Ornate design / Helmet with Two Coats of Arms (box)

Ornate design / Helmet with Two Coats of Arms (box)

Unidentified Artist

Lobed covered box

Lobed covered box

Chinese

Qur'an or Amulet Box

Qur'an or Amulet Box

Covered Rectangular Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Four Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting Two Recumbent Spotted Deer amidst Pines, Two Standing Manchurian Cranes amidst Bamboo, Two Walking Spotted Deer amidst Pines, and a Turtle Emerging from Waves, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground

Covered Rectangular Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Four Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting Two Recumbent Spotted Deer amidst Pines, Two Standing Manchurian Cranes amidst Bamboo, Two Walking Spotted Deer amidst Pines, and a Turtle Emerging from Waves, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground

Korean

Covered Hexagonal Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Characters round its Sides Walls Reading Su, Pok, Kang, Nyŏng, Ta, and Nam, all the Characters on Box and Cover Set against a Nwi-mun (Chinese, Leiwen) Ground

Covered Hexagonal Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Characters round its Sides Walls Reading Su, Pok, Kang, Nyŏng, Ta, and Nam, all the Characters on Box and Cover Set against a Nwi-mun (Chinese, Leiwen) Ground

Korean

Covered Circular Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Four Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting a Turtle, a Crab, a Fish, and a Shrimp, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground

Covered Circular Box, the Cover with a Stylized "Double Hŭi" Character, the Box with Four Cartouches round its Side Walls, the Cartouches Depicting a Turtle, a Crab, a Fish, and a Shrimp, all the Decorative Motifs on Box and Cover Set against a Diapered Ground

Korean