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Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Wickerwork Box

1609

China, Ming dynasty

(1368-1644), Wanli reign (1572-1620)
lacquered wickerwork (of woven bamboo) framed in wood with circular scene inlaid in mother-of-pearl and gold
Overall: 7.7 x 13.8 cm (3 1/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1965.30
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1965
    (Ellsworth and Goldie, Ltd., New York, NY, ?-1965, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1965-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1965-present
  • Watt, James C. Y. The Sumptuous Basket: Chinese Lacquer with Basketry Panels: [Exhibition]. New York: China House Gallery, 1985. Reproduced: cat. no. 29, pls. 29 a, b
    Griswold, William, Xiaofei Tian, Richard Von Glahn, Feng Zhao, S. J. Vainker, Masaaki Itakura, Jiang Wu, et al. China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta. Edited by Clarissa von Spee. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 309, no. 149
  • The Sumptuous Basket: Chinese Lacquer with Basketry Panels. China House Gallery, New York, NY (March 27-June 3, 1985).
    Year in Review: 1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).
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