Paint box decorated with flowers
| Accession Nr.: | 74.34.1-2 |
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| Type: | object for daily use; pottery |
| Date of production: |
1573–1619
Ming dynasty |
| Place of production: |
| Materials: | porcelain |
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| Techniques: | underglaze blue |
| Dimensions: | height: 4.8 cm width: 6 cm length: 11.4 cm |
Rectangular shaped, lidded, two-section paint box. As a rule, such small vessels were used to store paint for seal, and, being an important ornamental vessels of writing tables, were highly appreciated by scholars.