Seal paste box and cover of 'huashi' (soft paste porcelain)
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911)
Date18th-19th century
MediumSoft-paste (huashi) porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall (G01.2.104a-b): 2.7 x 5 cm (1 1/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionChinese porcelain small circular seal paste box, blue and white of cylindrical form with domed cover. The cover is painted with a scene of a scholar and eunuch on garden terrace, and the sides painted with mountainous landscape.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.104a-b
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
On viewArtist / Maker: Höchst Porcelain Factory
c.1765-1770
Object number: G83.1.698.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1730; decorated outside the manufactory
Object number: G83.1.819.1-.2