Title: Pair of boxes with melons and butterflies
Object type: Pair of boxes
Date: 19th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Carved red lacquer
Dimensions: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Butterflies