Purse for man's court belt (shou)
late 19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin embroidered with silk and silver- and gold-wrapped threads, braided silk cord, glass beads
DimensionsHeight x width (including handle/strings): 12 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (31.8 x 29.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Louise M. Nathurst
Accession number11.2789
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18th–19th century
late 19th century
1575–1625
1890 to 1899
late 16th–early 17th century
late 16th–early 17th century