RARE CHINESE BLUE ON WHITE PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR TRINKET / INK BOX 1890-1911 For Sale

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RARE CHINESE BLUE ON WHITE PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR TRINKET / INK BOX 1890-1911:
$225.00

ORIGINAL!RARE! CHINESE BLUE ON WHITE PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR TRINKET / INK BOX 1890-1911

CHINESE BLUE ON WHITE PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR TRINKET / INK BOX 1890-1911

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE CHINESE PORCELAIN TRINKET BOX WITH AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE BASE MARK. PLEASE READ THE FULL HISTORICAL AND CONDITION DETAILS BELOW BEFORE PURCHASING.

HISTORICAL AND PRODUCTION ERA DETAILS:

MARKING: THE BASE OF THIS PIECE FEATURES A FOUR-CHARACTER UNDERGLAZE BLUE MARK READING "YONGZHENG NIAN ZHI" (雍正年製).
THE TEXT ON THE OUTSIDE LIDE IS A FAMOUS FOUR-LINE EXCERPT FROM THE POEN "DRINKING ALONE BENEATH THE MOON"(月下獨酌) WRITTEN BY THE ICONIC TABG DYNASTY POET Li Bai.

Line 1 (Right Column): 花間一壺酒 (Huā jiān yī hú jiǔ)
👉 Among the flowers, a single pot of wine.
Line 2: 獨酌無相親 (Dú zhuó wú xiāng qīn)
👉 I drink alone, with no loved ones near.
Line 3: 舉杯邀明月 (Jǔ bēi yāo míng yuè)
👉 Raising my cup, I invite the bright moon.
Line 4 (Left Column): 對影成三人 (Duì yǐng chéng sān rén)
👉 Facing my shadow, we become a party of three
(L) 3 1/2" x (W) 3" x (H) 2 5/8" (WITH LID ON)
ACTUAL PRODUCTION ERA: LATE 19TH CENTURY TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY (LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD).
AUTHENTICITY NOTE: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT FROM THE ACTUAL HISTORIC YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723–1735). THE STAMP IS AN APOCRYPHAL MARK, WHICH WAS A VERY COMMON TRADITION AMONG CHINESE CERAMIC ARTISTS DURING THE 1800S AND 1900S. POTTERS ADDED THESE MARKS TO HONOR THE FAMOUS STYLING AND HIGH QUALITY OF THE EARLIER GOLDEN AGE ERA, RATHER THAN TO DECEIVE COLLECTORS.
STYLE: THIS PIECE BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURES THE CLASSIC AESTHETIC OF HISTORIC CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN. IT FEATURES CHARACTERISTIC GLAZE CRAZING AND TRADITIONAL STYLING TYPICAL OF 19TH-CENTURY WORKSHOP PRODUCTION. IT MAKES A FANTASTIC DECORATIVE OR COLLECTIBLE DISPLAY PIECE.

SHIPPING AND HANDLING:

ITEM WILL BE PACKED WITH EXTREME CARE USING PROFESSIONAL BUBBLE WRAP AND SECURE PACKAGING MATERIALS TO ENSURE SAFE DELIVERY. SHIPS PROMPTLY UPON RECEIVED PAYMENT.

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THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION

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