Jingdezhen kilns, China
Tianqi period (1620-1627)
Heavily moulded as a small box in the shape of a shrimp, with underglaze blue details of the shrimp to the top of the lid and straw-blown cobalt over the design to the top and sides. 3cm high, 9.3cm wide. Together with an inscribed old Japanese wood box with an old paper label affixed to the front.
Cat. 784
Jingdezhen kilns, China
Tianqi period (1620-1627)
Heavily moulded as a small box in the shape of a shrimp, with underglaze blue details of the shrimp to the top of the lid and straw-blown cobalt over the design to the top and sides. 3cm high, 9.3cm wide. Together with an inscribed old Japanese wood box with an old paper label affixed to the front.
Cat. 784
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