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Round painted lacquer Lian (dressing case) with cloud-and-phoenix pattern

Qin in the Warring States Period (475–221 BC)

Unearthed in 1978 from Shuihudi M49, Yunmeng.

Height: 7.7 cm, lid diameter: 18.9 cm

Wooden core, made by coiling forming. Outer bottom branded with the characters “Xian Ting”.