The two-tiered lacquer cosmetic box with nine small trays unearthed from Xin Zhui's tomb is an example of the fashionable vanity tools used by Han noblewomen. This set of boxes would have been used to store cosmetics and cosmetic tools. The box consists of three parts - a lid and two tiers. Nine small trays were found in the chiselled slots of the bottom tier, and they contained cosmetics, rouge, silk powder pads, a comb, a fine-toothed comb and a needle case.   Close