Box with dragons and pierced cover, Large box of thick porcelain, with a shallow body on a foot ring, spherical lid with four round, openwork medallions and a flat button, painted in underglaze bleu poudré (powder blue) and red. Four valuable objects in underglaze red on the body of the box, on the lid two saved dragons chasing a flaming pearl in underglaze red. The white button is painted with a flower. The inside is divided into six compartments around a circular center. Crack in the lid, twice copper fittings on circular center. On the underside the six-character mark of Emperor Chenghua in a double circle. Underglaze blue with copper-red., anonymous, China, c. 1675 - c. 1699, Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Kangxi-period (1662-1722), porcelain (material), glaze, cobalt (mineral), copper (metal), vitrification, h 12.4 cm h 5.8 cm d 23 cm d 14.8 cm h 6 cm × d 22.8 cm
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Box, dragons, pierced cover, Large box, thick porcelain, shallow body, foot ring, spherical lid, four round, openwork medallions, flat button, painted, underglaze bleu poudré, powder blue, red, Four valuable objects, underglaze red, body, box, lid two saved dragons chasing, flaming pearl, white button, flower, inside, divided, six compartments, circular center, Crack, lid, twice copper fittings, underside, six-character mark, Emperor Chenghua, double circle, Underglaze blue, copper-red, China, c, 1675, 1699, Qing-dynasty, 1644-1912, Kangxi-period, 1662-1722, porcelain, material, glaze, cobalt, mineral, copper, metal, vitrification
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