CHINESE
Box
Ming dynasty, Jiajing period 1522-1566

Medium
porcelain

Measurements
(a-b) 8.7 × 15.7 × 13.5 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of J. T. Hackett, 1924

Gallery location
Not on display

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 Jiajing period)

Accession Number
2609.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
Rectangular with indented corners, both with rounded stepped sides, flat lid panel; box and cover both with floral side panels, scroll work at corners, triangle grid at rim; lid panel of Daoist with two boy attendants under pine in mountain landscape. Lid broken and repaired, reconstruction of box rim.

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CHINESE
Box
Ming dynasty, Jiajing period 1522-1566