Box with scene of a reception and boys at play

Box with scene of a reception and boys at play

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The reception scene on the top of the box suggests the birthday gathering for the general Guo Ziyi, an impression reinforced by the many boys at play on the sides of the box. Guo Ziyi was said to have had one hundred sons and one thousand grandsons.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Box with scene of a reception and boys at playBox with scene of a reception and boys at playBox with scene of a reception and boys at playBox with scene of a reception and boys at playBox with scene of a reception and boys at play

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.