Box with phoenix and emblems of eight Taoist Immortals

Details

• Title

  Box with phoenix and emblems of eight Taoist Immortals

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  gold filigree, inset with turquoises

• Material index

  processed material › metal › gold;

  inorganic › mineral › turquoise

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  container › box

• Dimensions

  with lid 2.9 cm (height)
  without lid 2.3 cm (height)
  5.9 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.1321

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