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Case with Cover

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pink half-circle at top center with a loop of braided beige cord attached at top. Two beige shapes with scalloped edges and black outline, side by side, below the pink half-circle. The left beige shape contains blue and white flowers and red fruit. The right beige shape contains green leaves and blue flowers. Two long, yellow tassels hang from silver and gold caps below the beige shapes. A length of braided beige cord extends from the loop at top center to the right. A small black text is at the bottom center.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk satin and float-patterned plain-weave silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 607 px
Museum record:
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