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Small, spherical, lidded powder-box, Chinese blue-on-white porcelain.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Small, spherical, lidded powder-box, Chinese blue-on-white porcelain.
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Small, spherical, lidded powder-box, Chinese blue-on-white porcelain. 116 grams, 2" tall and 2-1/2" in diameter. Intact except for minor chips in rims, fairly good top-bottom match (the top very slightly lighter in color), typically sandwashed but with clear 4-panel design and 6-petaled flower on top. From the "Hoi An hoard," sunk in the late 1400s off Vietnam, with original Christie's/VISAL lot tag #64004 and certificate #12248.