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Summary
: N2628
: Eastern Art
: box
: Box, rectangular with indented corners, with lid, porcelain, underglaze blue decorations of classic Ming dragons and lingzhi fungus above rocks and waves, with the character shou 'longevity' in a four-bracketed cartouche in the centre. The base bears the genuine six-character reign mark of the Jiajing emperor. One of a pair with N2627.
Current Location
On Display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Eastern Art Gallery
: The Schiller Collection
: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China, Eastern Asia, Asia:
: 1522-1566
: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China, Eastern Asia, Asia: 1522-1566
: Ming dynasty, Jiajing reign (1522-66)
: Bequest of F P M Schiller, 1946