Covered box
Date7th–8th century
Maker
Chinese
Object number49.95
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, "Chinese Art Society of America", January - February 1948 (1948)
Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Art Institute, Chinese Gold and Silver from the Tang Dynasty in American Collections, Nov.3, 1984-Sept. 22, 1985 (New York, NY, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Feb. 5 - Apr. 21, 1985; Northampton, MA, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, June 1 - July 14, 1985; and Birmingham Museum of Art)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Chinese Metalwork", July 12 - November 27, 1988, (07/12/1988 - 11/27/1988)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Credit LineThomas D. Stimson Memorial Collection
DimensionsOverall h.: 7/8 in.
Diam.: 1 15/16 in.
MediumHammered silver with ring-punch and chased decoration
Chinese
late 8th to early 9th century
Object number: 45.61.2