Title: Box with scene of a reception and boys at play
Object type: Covered Box
Date: 17th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver
Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); L. 28 1/8 in. (71.4 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2010
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Houses, term: Boys, term: Playing, term: Trees