Art Institute of Chicago

Round Box with Mother-of-pearl Inlay

Unrecorded artist

Late Ming to Early Qing dynasty, late 17th to early 18th century

Attribution

China

Medium

Black lacquered wood with inlaid mother-of-pearl

Physical dimensions

2.6 × 7.1 cm (1 × 2 13/16 in.); Diam.: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.)

Credit line

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Philip Pinsof (one-sixth interest in 1961) for 56 items