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Round Covered Box Decorated with Splashed Butterfly Motif - Image 1
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Round Covered Box Decorated with Splashed Butterfly Motif

14th century

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Round Covered Box Decorated with Splashed Butterfly Motif

Jingdezhen kilns

Round Covered Box Decorated with Splashed Butterfly Motif

Jingdezhen kilns

Round Covered Box Decorated with Splashed Butterfly Motif

14th century

Physical Qualities Porcelain with grayish blue-white glaze with brown spots, 2 H x 3 1/2 Diam. in. (5 x 9 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Terri and Erwin Harris, Baltimore
Object Number 1991.218
After this box was glazed, iron pigment was painted on to produce the brown design. Spices, incense, seal paste, and cosmetics were among the items stored in ceramic boxes.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1990; Terri and Erwin Harris, Baltimore

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