A fine and rare blue and white 'floral' circular box and cover, Mark and period of Kangxi | 清康熙 青花花卉紋蓋盒 《大清康熙年製》款

Circular blue and white boxes bearing Kangxi reign marks are extremely rare and no other example of this design appears to be published. A related box of the same size, with a denser design of prunus and butterflies, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th October 2008, lot 2571; and a smaller (13.5cm diameter) example with a figural scene, formerly in the Edward T. Chow Collection, was sold twice in our Hong Kong rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 109 and 14th November 1989, lot 73.