CHINESE
Box
Ming dynasty, Wanli period 1573-1620

Medium
porcelain

Measurements
(a-b) 11.5 × 22.5 cm diameter (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938

Gallery location
Asian Art - Chinese Gallery
Level 1, NGV International

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

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

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.

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CHINESE
Box
Ming dynasty, Wanli period 1573-1620