Title: Covered box in the Shape of a Melon
Object type: Covered box
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); L. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Plants