Two White Slip-decorated Blue-ground Items

Description:

Two White Slip-decorated Blue-ground Items, China, possibly Ming dynasty, a rectangular covered box with two compartments, decorated with floral design, gilt details; and an alms bowl-shape tripod censer, decorated with a highly stylized dragon-and-cloud design, ht. to 3 1/2, wd. to 8 5/8 in.
Estimate $300-500

box with firing cracks, gilt loss, censer with cracks and chips to slip decoration.


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