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Chinese porcelain lidded powder-box, multi-colored floral design, Ming Dynasty, rare.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Asian Antiques Start Price:330.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 500.00 USD
Chinese porcelain lidded powder-box, multi-colored floral design, Ming Dynasty, rare.
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Chinese porcelain lidded powder-box, multi-colored floral design, Ming Dynasty, rare. 148 grams, 1-1/2" tall and 3-1/2" in diameter. A common shape but rare with significant amounts of the original red and blue overglaze design remaining in addition to the usual blue (all on the top), the two pieces somewhat mismatched in tone and exact fit, tiny chips under rim, otherwise intact. Recovered from: Unidentified 15th- to 16th-century wreck off Quezon Town, Palawan, Philippines.