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Sutra box with dragons amid clouds

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Red lacquer with incised decoration inlaid with gold; damascened brass lock and key, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Yongle period (1403–24), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Sir Joseph Hotung and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gifts 2001
Title: Sutra box with dragons amid clouds
Description:
Red lacquer with incised decoration inlaid with gold; damascened brass lock and key, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Yongle period (1403–24), China.

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