Blue-and-white box with figures in a garden

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white box with figures in a garden

• Associated people

  Chenghua, Emperor of China (ruled 1465 - 1487) (named on object)

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1670 - 1710
  Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1661 - 1722)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  container › box

• Dimensions

  with lid 2.9 cm (height)
  without lid 1.8 cm (height)
  6.8 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2090

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