Caja de cerámica vidriaza azul "Calabazas", dinastía Qing, con sello Daoguang Porcelain box with a circular plan and flattened body, slightly widened in the center. With relief decorations of geometric patterns arranged as borders, it is crowned by two small gourds modeled in an exempt form. The exterior of the box is covered with a beautiful turquoise-blue glaze, slightly darker in the deep areas. The interior shows bare porcelain with light drops of the blue glaze. On the base it shows a six-character relief stamp "大清道光年制". Height: 7 cm; Diameter: 17 cm; Base diameter: 15 cm.

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