Lid, made of black lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, 19th century, Qing 1644–1911, China; figural scenes with trees and pines; height 1.7 cm, width 11.4 cm, depth 11.4 cm., A square, low-profile box with a dark brown to black glossy surface sits against a neutral gray background; the box top and sides show decorative inlaid pieces with an iridescent white to pearly sheen forming stylized plant motifs and triangular border accents, and the top surface also features two simplified humanlike silhouettes rendered in the same iridescent material positioned among branchlike shapes and clustered leaf forms.
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Lid, made of black lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, 19th century, Qing 1644–1911, China; figural scenes with trees and pines; height 1.7 cm, width 11.4 cm, depth 11.4 cm., A square, low-profile box with a dark brown to black glossy surface sits against a neutral gray background; the box top and sides show decorative inlaid pieces with an iridescent white to pearly sheen forming stylized plant motifs and triangular border accents, and the top surface also features two simplified humanlike silhouettes rendered in the same iridescent material positioned among branchlike shapes and clustered leaf forms.

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Lid black lacquer inlaid mother-of-pearl 19th century Qing 1644–1911 China figural scenes trees pines height 1.7 cm width 11.4 cm depth 11.4 cm square low-profile box dark brown black glossy surface sits neutral gray background box top sides decorative inlaid pieces iridescent white pearly sheen forming stylized plant motifs triangular border accents top surface also features two simplified humanlike silhouettes rendered iridescent material positioned branchlike shapes clustered leaf forms.

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