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23 Compare a very similar box and cover, dated to the Wanli period,
A blue and white box and cover illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Ming Dynasty, 16th century Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (II), Hong
The robust square box raised on a low square foot and painted on each Kong, 2000, no.183.
side with floral leafy branches, the top painted with a lobed cartouche
enclosing a lively flaming qilin prancing through a landscape of wutong
and plantain trees, the four sides each with different pairs of birds on
peach-laden branches.
14cm (5 1/2in) square x 9.5cm (3 3/4in) high (2).
£8,000 - 12,000
HK$94,000 - 140,000 CNY75,000 - 110,000
明十六世紀 青花螭龍花鳥紋方型蓋盒
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