Chinese multi-tiered ceremonial basket—a container for food and wedding gifts China, Qing Dynasty, probably late 19th–early 20th century, ca. 1880–1920 The object shown here is a traditional Chinese multi-tiered carrying basket, known as a “wedding basket,” “food carrier,” or Chinese “tihe” (提盒). Containers of this type were used to carry food, sweets, gifts, and items as...