Lien (cosmetic box)
Title:Lien (cosmetic box)
Artist:Artist Unknown
Date:Han dynasty
Creation Place:Asia, China
Credit Line:The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Accession Number:32.54.1a,b
Created exclusively for burial, this large cosmetic box is made in imitation of painted lacquer cosmetic cases of the same shape. The grey body has been covered with a white slip (largely missing) over which fine geometric patterns and dragons pursuing a flaming pearl have been painted in red, yellow, and black pigments.