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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘HUNDRED BOYS’ A number of similar boxes of this pattern exist in museum collections.
A closely related box and cover is in the collection of Philadelphia
CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER Museum of Art and published in Ming blue-and-white : an exhibition
of blue-decorated porcelain of the Ming dynasty, Philadelphia, 1949,
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A no. 141; another, in the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art, is
illustrated by D. Leidy in How to Read Chinese Ceramics, New York,
DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) 2015. p.87.
The domed cover is well painted with a scene of boys at play A further example formerly in the T. Y. Chao Collection, was sold in
in a courtyard, surrounded by a band of four dragons striding Christie’s New York, 20 March 1997, lot 80.
amidst clouds in pursuit of flaming pearls above a narrow band of
precious objects alternating with lingzhi sprigs encircling the rim, 明萬曆 青花嬰戲圖圓蓋盒 雙圈六字楷書款
the sides of box is similarly decorated with an additional narrow
scroll band encircling the foot, all outlined in dark underglaze 來源
blue and filled in with a blue wash with purplish tone. 日本私人珍藏，入藏於1930至1950年
8 √ in. (22.5 cm.) diam.
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-65,000
PROVENANCE
A Japanese private collection, acquired between 1930 and 1950.
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