Box
BackDescription:
Round porcelain box with cover decorated in underglaze blue. This circular box has a flat-topped cover and a flat base with a narrow foot ring. The two halves of the box are probably married together, belonging to two different boxes of similar design, shape and size. The cover is painted on top with a large roundel containing an inscription, and with eight smaller roundels framing inscriptions around the sides, interspersed with triangles and 'ruyi' heads. The tray is adorned with three roundels alternating with three octofoil cartouches framing inscriptions, separated by single lotus scrolls. There is a six-character Zhengde reign mark within a double ring on the base.
Object type: | box |
Museum number: | 1973,0726.365 |
Culture/period: | Ming dynasty, Zhengde (mark and period) |
Date: | 1506-1521 |
Production place: | Made in: Jingdezhen |
Findspot: | Found/Acquired: China |
Materials: | porcelain |
Technique: | glazed, underglazed |
Dimensions: | Height: 7.00 cm (with cover) Diameter: 16.50 cm |
Inscriptions: | Inscription details: inscription (top of the lid) in Arabic in Arabic script Inscription quoted: Inscription transliteration: wa al-shafaqa 'ala khalq Allah Inscription translation: And compassion for God's creation Inscription: Inscription details: inscription (side of the lid) in Persian in Arabic script Inscription quoted: Inscription transliteration: ay sami' qalat-i man bingar kunun halat man Inscription translation: Oh, you who listens (God) to my speech, look now to my condition Inscription note: Divided into eight roundels. Inscription: Inscription details: inscription (side of the tray) in Persian in Arabic script Inscription quoted: Inscription transliteration: ay khuday keh juz nist tu khuday ruye rahat bebandeh gan benamay Inscription translation: Oh God of whom there is no God but you, show a peaceful face to your creatures Inscription: Inscription details: mark (base) in Chinese Inscription quoted: Inscription transliteration: Da Ming Zhengde Nian Zhi Inscription translation: Made in the Zhengde reign of the Ming dynasty Inscription note: Six-character Zhengde reign mark within a double ring. |
Location: | 15 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: |
Associated names: | Associated with: Zhengde Emperor 正德皇帝 |
Acquisition names: | Bequeathed by: Brenda Zara Seligman |
Acquisition date: | 1973 |
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