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A BLUE AND WHITE BOX, China, Qing dynasty, 18th
h. 12.5 cm x d. 10.5 cm
Consisting of four shelves, each is decorated with characters playing, while the lid depicts a man on horseback with two attendants.
Provenance: bought in the late 1990s/early 2000s from an Italian collector at the China Guardian auction in Beijing.
清 青花盒子