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Anamese blue and white ceramic covered box

$ 100.32

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Color: Blue and white
  • Condition: Dramatic glaze degradation from marine action where the dense cobalt areas have transformed to a dark gray brown, minor foot frits, otherwise fine condition.
  • Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Region of Origin: Southeast Asia
  • Age: Pre-1800
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original

    Description

    Anamese blue and white ceramic covered box, circular form with flat top, decorated in a stylized floral spray on center, framed by a band of water plants, the sides of both the cover and the base having alternating panels containing scrolling tendrils and geometric trellis pattern, the rims and base unglazed.
    Dramatic glaze degradation from marine action where the dense cobalt areas have transformed to a dark gray brown, minor foot frits, otherwise fine condition.
    2 in. high x 2-3/4 in. in diameter.
    15th/16th century.
    For a similar example see:
    Asian Civilisations Museum, accession number: 1993-00488 & Gift of Pamela Hickley, accession number: 2017-00278