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"Figure:
460. A
Chinese hardwood mirror box. This is an example of a robust and yet elegant
compact item of small furniture. Such boxes are seen on illustrations of
traditional oriental interiors, often with ladies kneeling on the floor in front
of the open mirror. The lacquer work detail here, which shows such a box
is from a Chinese export lacquer sewing box. European cabinet makers must
have derived their inspiration for folding devices from examples of such boxes
brought to Antique
Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Society, 1700--1880
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