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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE
CUSHION-FORM BOX AND A COVER

JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE
BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)

Of square form with canted corners, the cover is
painted in rich dark blue tones with a fve-clawed
dragon writhing amidst ruyi-form clouds. The sides
of the cover are decorated with alternating cranes and
phoenixes amidst double peaches, above a key-fret
border. The sides of the box are similarly decorated.
5Ω in. (14 cm.) diam.

$20,000-30,000

PROVENANCE

Marie-Louise Gárbaty Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
accessioned in 1993.

明嘉靖 青花雲龍紋倭角蓋盒 六字楷書款

來源
Marie-Louise Gárbaty 珍藏。
紐約大都會藝術博物館，入藏於1993年。

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