St Petersburg, FL
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Details
- Dimensions
- 3.75ʺW × 2.75ʺD × 2.1ʺH
- Period
- Early 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Enamel
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Antique White
- Condition Notes
- Very good. Very good. less
- Description
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Interesting and unusual old Chinese porcelain 'trinket' box with a ruffled edge.
Painted with scenes in underglaze blue over a … more Interesting and unusual old Chinese porcelain 'trinket' box with a ruffled edge.
Painted with scenes in underglaze blue over a white greyish background. The top with a lively scene portraying a pair of cranes engaged in a courtship ritual, and a similar scene hidden inside the box. Auspicious peaches decorate the top edges.
Marked on the underside with the 4-character Guangxu reign mark painted in underglaze blue.
1st quarter 20th Century, possibly Guangxu period.
Excellent condition.
3 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 2 1/8" high.
0.5 pounds.
The sacred tree of immortality is a peach tree. In Chinese Taoist mythology, the peach of immortality grew in the gardens of Hsi wang mu (Chinese: 西王母; pinyin: Xīwángmǔ; “Queen Mother of the West”). When the fruit ripened every 3,000 years, this was celebrated by a sumptuous banquet attended by the “Eight Immortals”. less
St Petersburg, FL
Super Seller
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