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15th–16th century · Iron inlaid with gold · Asian Art

This gilt-steel container for writing instruments is inlaid with gold in the form of cartouches filled with abstracted foliate scrolls and lotus flowers, all set on a similarly patterned ground, including geometric patterns. This extremely fine example of Tibetan inlaid metal work is from the Derge kingdom of eastern Tibet.

Artist

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Date

15th–16th century

Medium

Iron inlaid with gold

Culture

Eastern Tibet, Derge

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Shirley Day, in memory of Anthony Gardner, 1992