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Blue-and-White Ware Box Wanli reign, Ming dynasty (1572-1620) Glazed ceramic Loan Courtesy o…
Box
Blue-and-White Ware Box Wanli reign, Ming dynasty (1572-1620) Glazed ceramic Loan Courtesy o…
Blue-and-White Ware Box Wanli reign, Ming dynasty (1572-1620) Glazed ceramic Loan Courtesy of the Robert & Sheila Snukal Collection L.2007.11.5

Box

ClassificationsContainers
Date1572-1620 CE
Made AtChina, Asia
MediumGlazed ceramic
Dimensions8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Credit LineLoan Courtesy of the Robert & Sheila Snukal Collection
Object numberL.2007.11.5
DescriptionBy the Ming dynasty the dragons on this box's lid were well-established as symbols of imperial rule. The bats that surrounded them represented luck because the Chinese word for “bat” (fu) is a homophone for “good fortune.”
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