One of a Pair of Boxes in the Shape of Ducks

Unknown Artist

18th century

One of a Pair of Boxes in the Shape of Ducks by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood with mother-of-pearl, ivory, and glass

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

Classification

Shell

Culture & Period

China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Anonymous Gift, in memory of Mrs. Nina Houser Peebles, 1956

Accession Number

56.32.2a, b

Tags

Ducks

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