lid

Flat, hexagonal lid of the tea caddy, made of wood covered with red mottled lacquer. The top surface is decorated with four Chinese characters carved in seal script, divided by a cross and enclosed within two hexagons.

Label: A small label is adhered to the underneath of the lid.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
4607ii
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 8 mm x 92 mm x 81 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
lacquer; wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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