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Peach shaped covered box with cafe au lait glaze
Peach shaped covered box with cafe au lait glaze
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156
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Peach shaped covered box with cafe au lait glaze and unglazed pigeon in reliefMing dynasty, 16th century
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Peach shaped covered box with cafe au lait glaze
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BATEA : 154
Simple name
box
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ceramic; porcelain; monochrome; Ming; fruit; bird; pigeon; box; peach; China; brown; 16th century; export; cafe au lait;
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A covered box of flattened peach form covered with a cafe-au-lait glaze of rather glassy golden tone, the top surmounted by an unglazed pigeon holding a spray of leaves in its beak.
Description material
porcelain
Description condition
Recovered damaged in April 2019, returned restored 20 July 2020. Stolen on 17 April 2018. Residue from old adhesive on base and sideTiny manufacturing flaws in glazeRemains of sellotape x 3 on lidTiny chips missing from floral applied decoration(2006)
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white
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light brown glaze
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7cm
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8.3cm
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16th century
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Ming
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China
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