BoxesChinese19th century

Circular Covered Incense or Seal-Paste Box with Decoration of Figures in a Landscape

19th century

Classification

Boxes

Technique

Blue-and-white ware

Medium

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

including cover: H. 3 x Diam. 8.8 cm (1 3/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

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