Antique Chinese Wood and Jade Inlay Box

Item Details

An antique Chinese wood and jade inlay box. The box has a sliding panel lid with carved jade emblem of an elderly man. The box has a single metal handle and opens to reveal a padded interior.

1938.0299

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

- minor markings to decorative wooden elements; inexpert repair work previously executed with extensive residue visible; crack to wood present on back of box

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-309