Two Chinese blue and white items; a small bird ewer and a covered box, dating from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Covered box has a tall, rounded cover and sides tapers to a recessed base. Ewer has bird detail on neck with a head and wing, a flared mouth from the flat top, and a recessed base.
Box: H. 2 3/4" (7 cm), D. 3 1/2" (9 cm), Ewer: D. 4" (10.1, H. 3" (7.6 cm)
Collection of a private Maryland collector
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Condition: both with some fading of the glaze. Box has a firing crack on interior near the rim. a faint hairline to the cover, ewer has restored rim ,firing imperfection

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