Card Box

7608B

From: China | Canton

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 7608B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China | Canton
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made ca. 1840
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Lacquer | Mother-of-Pearl
Technique Lacquered
Description

Lacqured card box for playing the game Pope Joan complete with compartments and trays. Outside depicts garden scene with the letter M in the middle.

Credit Line Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq.,1890

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