Bead Box
CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumCarved wood
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (8.89 × 13.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-750
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DescriptionBrown wood box with carved designs of symbols of happiness including circular Shou characters in gold. Brass bands around the edges of the box. Lined with pewter.Exhibition HistoryOrigins: Collecting to Create the Nelson-Atkins, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, August 14, 2021-March 6, 2022.
With Peking Craft Shop, Peiping (modern day Beijing), China;
Purchased from Peking Craft Shop by C. Frances Bieber (1886-1983), by 1933;
Purchased from Bieber by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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