Seal with a pair of dragons and its box

Details

• Title

  Seal with a pair of dragons and its box

• Associated people

  Yongzheng, Emperor of China (ruled 1723 - 1735) (named on object)

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period (1723 - 1735)

• Material and technique

  jade seal, with carved decoration; wooden box, with carved decoration; ivory plaque

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › jade;

  organic › vegetal › wood;

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › stand › base;

  communications equipment › seal;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  container › box › seal-box

• Dimensions

  box 12.7 x 14 x 14 cm (height x width x depth)
  seal 6.7 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm (height x width x depth)
  paper 12.5 x 12.5 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  3

• Credit line

  Presented by E. H. North, 1970.

• Museum location

  refer to individual records

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1970.76

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