Title
Box with cover
Year/Period
Southern Song dynasty (1127- 1279) or later
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 6.0 x 11.1 x 11.1 cm
Accession No.
2019-00497
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Pamela Hickley
This octagonal box features moulded decoration of a crane flying amid clouds on the cover. The panels with vertical ribbing on the sides of this porcelain box appears to simulate the woven basketry panels seen on lacquer boxes. The box has a chalky-white body that is covered with a faint qingbai ('bluish-white') glaze. Covered boxes are one of the most common products among qingbai wares. Such boxes may have been used for containing cosmetics, medicines, or incense among other things.
