Title: Box in the shape of a melon
Object type: Box
Date: 11th–12th century
Culture: China
Period: Song dynasty (960–1279)
Medium: Porcelain with greenish white glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware)
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1927
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY