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Painted two-tiered lacquer toiletry case with nine small boxes Early Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 163 B. C.) Height 20.8cm; diameter at mouth: 35.2cm Unearthed from Xin Zhui’s Tomb. The toiletry case contained the toiletry items, cosmetics and personal items of the tomb owner during her lifetime. In ancient time, both men and women had long hairs and hence all needed the costmetic box. It was wrapped in gauze with “Xin Qi embroidery” when unearthed. The body of the case is divided into top and bottom tiers. The upper tier contained three pairs of mitts, a soft silk scarf, a cord and a silk mirror bag with “longevity embroidery.” There are nine small boxes in the case, which contain makeup, rouge, a silk powder puff, two combs ( shu and bi), a hairpiece and a pack of needles. The exterior of the box is decorated with a painted cloud design.