| Object Number | C442 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Ming Dynasty (uncertain) | Qing Dynasty (uncertain) | Modern (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Ming Dynasty - 1925 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Textile | Paper |
| Technique | Pasted |
| Iconography | Qilin | Sheng | Osmanthus | Bat | Ruyi | Butterfly |
| Description | A cloth mirror case with pasted paper ornamentation. The center depicts two figures on a qilin, one holding a ruyi scepter made of a sacred wish-fulfilling fungus. The bottom has a butterfly symbolizing blesssings and happiness. The handle has a sheng musical instrument and a branch of osmanthus. This is a rebus for "May you give birth to distinguished sons" (連生貴子 liansheng guizhi). The handle is separated from the main cover section. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Lily Place, 1925 |
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