Lacquer box

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 65.134.1-2
Type: object for daily use; lacquers
Date of production:
first half of 20th century
Place of production:
Materials: wood
Techniques: lacquered
Dimensions: height: 4.8 cm
width: 15 cm
length: 9 cm
An elongated, octagon-shaped, painted wooden box with a hinged lid, a stylized flower on the side and a tendril pattern on the top. The basic color of the box is light brown, the decoration is gold and pale yellow, light green. The lower and upper edges of the box have a white dotted border in a black stripe. The bottom is painted gold, the inside is stained brown.