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Box
Medium
lacquer on wood
Measurements
(a-b) 4.8 × 13.6 cm diameter (overall)
Place/s of Execution
China
Inscription
incised (in Chinese characters) in base: (mark of Xuande period)
Accession Number
2797.a-b-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1927
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Round box, lid with incised peony flower, sides with leaf/floral motif, dark red on brown, Ming dynasty.