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Cosmetic Box

Cosmetic Box, between 618 and 906

  • Chinese

Beaten silver

  • Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 inches (3.8 × 2.5 cm)

City of Detroit Purchase

53.170

Department

Asian Art

Details

(Estate of Henry K. Schoch)

purchased by the city of Detroit (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

1953-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Chinese, Cosmetic Box, between 618 and 906, beaten silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 53.170.

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