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Box with scene of a zither (qin) gathering
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Carved red lacquer, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Yongle period (1403–24), China
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Title: Box with scene of a zither (qin) gathering
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Carved red lacquer, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Yongle period (1403–24), China.
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