Blue and White Porcelain Stacking Box

c. 1900
$228 USD SOLD
Dimensions
H: 4.5" Dia: 3.75"
Materials
Porcelain
Collection #
BN SPECIAL D
Estimated Shipping
$75

This early 20th-century blue and white porcelain container is a Chinese play on traditional Japanese stacking boxes called jubako. Each layer contained foods to celebrate Japanese New Years, each with special meanings and wishes such as good health, happiness, wealth, and longevity. This porcelain version is much smaller and was likely gifted as a keepsake, used to store seals, jewelry, and precious personal objects. Each layer is painted with blue and white decorations depicting mythical figures and auspicious symbols, and an erotic spring palace painting lies hidden beneath the lid - a cheeky surprise for those who peek inside. Emblems of vigilance and protection, serpentine dragons wind their way around the box's layers, safeguarding the treasures within.

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