Title: One of a Pair of Boxes in the Shape of Ducks
Object type: Box
Date: 18th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Medium: Wood with mother-of-pearl, ivory, and glass
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Shell
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Mrs. Nina Houser Peebles, 1956
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Ducks