A 'YUE' CELADON-GLAZED CARVED 'FOLIATE' BOX AND COVER FIVE DYNASTIES - NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY |

of circular form raised on a splayed foot, the center of the cover impressed and incised with a foliate medallion within triple lines and further encircled by delicately incised sprigs along the rim, applied overall with a semi-translucent olive-green glaze (2)

Shades of Green Jade and Misty Mountains: Chinese Celadon Wares from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie C.C. Tsao, The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas, Texas, 2003, cat. no. 18.

There are four chips to the mouthrim of the box of 3/4 inches, 1/2 inches, 3/8 inches and 3/8 inches long. Another small chip of 1/2 inches long is visible to the rim of the box. Several minute chips to the mouthrim of the cover. Degradation to the glaze throughout.
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