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Lidded Container

Museum No.
GK626

This kind of lidded round box was likely used to hold precious items such as medicine or incense. It has a flat base and slightly rounded lid. White reserve spots on the indigo-blue lead-glazed lid are dotted with brown to look like flowers.

China-Tang

Title Lidded Container
Designation
Artist
Category Ceramics (G), Chinese Ceramics
Country China
Period Tang
Century 8th
Year
Quantity
Materials Earthenware with three-color lead glazes (sancai)
Dimensions 9.9cm Mouth diameter 9.8cm Base diameter 5.8cm
Inscription by
Signature/Seals Etc
Donor Matsui Hirotsugu
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