Blue-and-white pen box with foliage and scrolls

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white pen box with foliage and scrolls

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

  Asia › Iran (probable) (probable original location)

• Date

  1st half of the 16th century

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  communications equipment › art/writing equipment › pen-box

• Dimensions

  5.6 x 24.5 x 8.3 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 28 | Asian Crossroads

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.859.a

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