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Incense box with figures

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular incense box, white with black illustrations. The box has a flat top and bottom and six sides, the four longer sides are flat and the two shorter sides are faceted. The four flat sides have a lattice pattern along the edges. The box is decorated with black illustrations on all four flat sides, The illustrations depict people in various settings and activities. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
first half of the 19th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and with openwork decoration (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
283 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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