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唐 銀局部鎏金刻卷草紋小圓蓋盒1 in., (2.6 cm.) diam.; weight 8.6 g
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK91. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 84.
Circular silver boxes of this type were made in various sizes and with various designs. A similarly small (2.8 cm. diam.) silver box with different decoration, described as a cosmetic box, is illustrated in Tang, Eskenazi, London, 1987, no. 7.