CLEIJ
ORIENTAL ART
CLEIJ
ORIENTAL ART
Small Batavia ware lidded box
Description
This small lidded box has an attractive brown glaze, which it typical for the so-called
Batavia wares. The insets in the brown glaze are decorated with a red flower with
green leaves, in the Famille Verte palette. The interior of the box is undecorated.
Lidded boxes, like this one, likely were used to store tea. This box dates from
the beginning of the reign of the Chinese emperor Qianlong (1736-1795), around 1740.
The height of the box including the lid is almost 3 inches (about 7 cm).
Condition
Excellent, with a small 0.15-inch chip to the rim of the lid as well as a small
original deformation to the top of the lid.
Age
Qianlong, circa 1740.
Price $145
Please refer to item no. 1TD019 when making inquiries.
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