Item No. CH-9970
Description Small round seal paste box painted in underglaze blue of a woman and servant in a garden. Seal paste boxes were used by scholars to hold vermillion seal paste or ink. The blue color is thought to symbolize heaven, and the white symbolizes purity in this era of Chinese porcelain.
Material Porcelain
Origin China
Circa Late Qing Dynasty, Daoguang period. 1820–1850.
Dimensions 3.49H x 8.89D cm
Provenance Bai Win Collection

16,000NT$