box BM-1985-1119.3

Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1643 (circa)
Materials:porcelain, blanc de chine,
Technique:glazed, moulded,
Subjects:flower
Dimensions:Diameter: 10.30 centimetres Height: 4.50 centimetres

Description:
‘Blanc de Chine’ porcelain box with moulded decoration and traces of glaze. This round box is mould-made with relief decoration of a rock and peony on the lid encircled by a double raised band; the edges of the cover and tray are fluted. The monochrome white glaze has been much eroded by the sea and now has a dull grey cast. The base is flat and unglazed. Inside the tray is glazed but the cover is not glazed.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The box was recovered from the Hatcher shipwreck, datable to 1643 (see BM 1984.0303.11a-b).