Box; paper mache; red lacquer with brown and gold and black floral designs, Chinese characters on lid; a - lid, 38 cm diam., 10 cm deep; b - base, 38 cm diam., 8 cm deep. China, Hong Kong Bamboo, paper mache, lacquer For delivering traditional wedding cakes to houses of family and friends on the occasion of a marriage. Traditional wedding cakes and boxes are being increasingly replaced by western type cakes. Frequently seen stacked high at entrances of tea houses or bakeries specializing in wedding cakes.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation