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Covered box, early Kangxi period, Qing dynasty, China, 1662-1677.
Covered box decorated in underglaze blue and red with pomegranates and lychees, early Kangxi period, Qing dynasty, China, 1662-1677. A covered box with shallow footrim, the cover of which is decorated within a double-ringed circle with lotus sprays surrounded by pomegranates and lychees. The body is decorated with bamboo, rose and chrysanthemum sprays. All the branches and leaves are depicted in underglaze blue while the flowers and fruit are in underglaze red. Pomegranates with their many seeds were are used as a motif to symbolise many offspring/abundance.
Unique Identifier
AR917306
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2843px × 2212px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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17th century
artefact
Artifact
blue
Box
Ceramic
china
CHINESE
color
country
COVERED
DECORATION
DYNASTY
Floral
Fruit
GLAZED
Kangxi period
LEAF
LEAVES
LID
LOCATION
Lychee
Museum of East Asian Art
NATURE
Object
Plant
Pomegranate
Porcelain
Pottery
qing dynasty
red
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
white