Title: Box with long-tailed birds and peonies
Object type: Box
Date: second half of the 16th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Carved red lacquer
Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Peonies, term: Leaves