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Chinese
Box Ming dynasty, Wanli period 1573-1620
porcelain
(a-b) 11.5 × 22.5 cm diameter (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Inscription
painted in brush and blue ink on base (in Chinese characters) c.: (mark of Wanli period)
Accession Number
3725.a-b-D3
Department
Asian Art
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Physical description
Round, body and lid both stepped to rim, lid with slightly rounded top; lid with groups of boys playing in terraced garden, band of five clawed dragons and flaming pearls, rim band of auspicious objects and scroll clouds; body rim band of auspicious objects and scroll clouds, band of five clawed dragons and flaming pearls, foot band of scrolling vegetation.