A moulded qingbai 'peony' hexagonal box, Yuan dynasty and a Dehua 'lotus' box, Ming dynasty 元 青白釉印牡丹紋六角蓋盒 及 明 德化白瓷蓮塘楞紋圓蓋盒

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A moulded qingbai 'peony' hexagonal box, Yuan dynasty
and a Dehua 'lotus' box, Ming dynasty

元 青白釉印牡丹紋六角蓋盒 及 明 德化白瓷蓮塘楞紋圓蓋盒

6 and 13.8 cm

Condition Report:
Dehua cover with a faint Y-shaped star crack (approx. 2.5cm, at around 2 o'clock position) next to the lotus bloom. Otherwise, both boxes are in good overall condition, with expected occasional minute nicks to the edges. Minor original firing imperfections and general surface wear.

德化蓋見一Y-形雞爪紋（約2.5公分，於兩點鐘方向）。除此之外，整體品相良好，邊沿處偶見細微磕痕。正常窰燒瑕疵及器面磨痕。

Catalogue Note:
See two related mid-Ming Dehua boxes of similar form, but moulded with peony motif instead, from the collection of J.M. Hu, illustrated in An Exhibition of Te Hua Porcelain, Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Museum, Hong Kong, 1975, cat. no. 2 and 3.

可參考兩相類德化印牡丹紋蓋盒例，為胡惠春舊藏，載錄於《德化瓷器展覽》，香港中文大學中國文化研究所文物館，香港，1975年，編號2及3。