Title: Covered box decorated with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Object type: Covered box
Date: ca. 1640
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: Box and cover: H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
a. cover: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
b. box base: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm): Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Julia and John Curtis, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th anniversary, 2019
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY