Ceramic: vessel

Description
One ceramic ink-paste container in the form of an oblate spheroid that opens into two halves. Lid and base interiors are glazed pale-green-white and their exteriors olive green with a speckled pink colouration. The base of the container is slightly deeper than its lid and tapers to a shallow narrow base. Underside of base exhibits mark of Kangxi (1661-1722).

Collecting unit
Provenance details
Part of collection Alley gave to Canterbury Museum during Museum director Roger Duff's trip to China in 1956.
Current rights code
Other Id
2109
25/1882

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