Title: Box with gardenia, plum blossoms, and finches
Object type: Box
Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Black lacquer painted with lacquer and oil-based pigments; basketry panels
Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W.18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Flowers