Purse for man's court belt (shou)
1890–99
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin embroidered with silver- and gold-wrapped thread, braided silk cord
DimensionsOverall: purse 7.6 x 10.2 cm (3 x 4 in.) strings 26cm (10.5in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Louise M. Nathurst
Accession number11.2790
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ProvenanceGift of Miss Louise M. Nathurst to the MFA on November 2, 1911
late 19th century
1610–50
18th–19th century
1890 to 1899
Late 16th–early 17th century
late 16th–early 17th century
late 16th–early 17th century