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Flower-shaped box with stylized chrysanthemums

13th-14th century
Object PlaceKorea
Medium/TechniqueLacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl and painted tortoiseshell
DimensionsH. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.), diam. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Charles Bain Hoyt
Accession number34.69a-b
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ClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
Provenance1934, gift of Charles Bain Hoyt (b. 1889 - d. 1949), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1934)
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