Chinese Export Canton Blue and White Porcelain Oval Lidded Box red bow with minor loss/smudging of paint

with minor loss/smudging of paint in a few spots

more individualistic

I don't know much about this large

avid collector

at its lowest point it measures 1 inch high

Chinese Export Canton Blue and White Porcelain Oval Lidded Box red bow with minor loss/smudging of paintSo lovely, I am guessing this is a box that was built around the lid i. e, the jar to which the lid originally belonged was broken along the way, and this wooden box was custom built to fit it. I am certainly very glad they made the effort, and love the pairing of the blue and white with the dark wood. The lid itself, 19th century Chinese export porcelain I believe, features a pagoda in landscape and is very finely done; I especially love the border