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Box with Daoist Immortals

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a blue and white porcelain box. The box is round with a large circular hole in the center. It has a thick base and a wide lip around the top. The box is decorated with blue designs on a white background. The designs depict trees, people, and other objects. There are also Chinese characters on the front of the box. The box is sitting on a white surface, and the background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom. The box is titled "Box with Daoist Immortals".

Artwork details

Date:
mid-16th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
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