VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Circular, Covered Cosmetic Box, the Cover with Blossoming Peony Decor, the Interior with Three Small Circular Containers in the Form of Lotus Leaves, Their Stems Held by a Small Child

12th-13th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Qingbai

Medium

'Qingbai' ware: porcelain with pale bluish glaze over incised and carved decoration, the interior with appliqué containers, stylized sculpture, and leaf stems, the appliqué elements touched with iron-brown slip to add areas of localized color in firing. Probably from a kiln in Fujian province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Southern Song period, 1127-1279

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

with cover: H. 5.4 × Diam. 13.1 cm (2 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM

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