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Turned wooden box with a detachable lid containing two small cups. The box is of lac turnery, with initial bands of red and black lacquer decoration applied on the lathe. Further decoration includes a vine and leaf motif with inlaid white metal. The bottom band has rosette motifs. The floral and circular motifs are only on one side of the object. The inside of the casket is lacquered in green.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
