Title: Tiered box with a praying official
Object type: Tiered box
Date: late 14th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Carved black lacquer on gilded ground
Dimensions: H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY