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Lidded Tobacco Box with Figures and Dragon, 20th Century Miao culture; Guizhou Province, China…
Tobacco Container
Lidded Tobacco Box with Figures and Dragon, 20th Century Miao culture; Guizhou Province, China…
Lidded Tobacco Box with Figures and Dragon, 20th Century Miao culture; Guizhou Province, China Silver with repoussé technique; 2 1/2 × 1 11/16 in. 2015.26.43 Anonymous Gift

Tobacco Container

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-smoking or snuffing equipment-containers
Culture Miao
Date20th Century
Made AtGuizhou Province, China, Asia
MediumSilver
Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 11/16 in., 67.1g (6.4 × 4.3 cm, 0.067 kg)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2015.26.43
DescriptionSilver tobacco box consisting of a cylindrical body with a domed lid and a flat bottom. The cylindrical body has raised designs of a dragon and zoomorphic / anthropomorphic figures. Above these figures and below the lid, there are etched designs that include a sword, an apple, and a leaf. The doomed top has a raised design of a zoomorphic figure. The flat bottom has a stamp. Miao people; Guizhou Province, China; 20th Century
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