Title: Octagonal box with “dragon pine”
Object type: Box
Date: dated 1595
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Wanli period (1573–1620)
Medium: Polychrome lacquer with filled-in and engraved gold decoration
Dimensions: H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in.(22.2 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY