Jingdezhen kilns
Seal Paste Box Decorated with Boy Riding a Qilin
1667-1699
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt decoration, 2 3/4 H x 3 7/8 Diam. in.
Credit Line
Bequest of Francis Burns Harvey
Object Number
1931.20.64
The box is decorated with the Daoist theme of boys - possibly pretending to be immortals - playing on the mythical Qilin. The ducks amidst lotus, on the side of the box, are symbols of a good marriage.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1930; Francis Burns Harvey, Baltimore
