Bidspirit auction | Rare and significant rectangular box,

Rare and significant rectangular box, China, Jiaqing period, - Porcelain, China, Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing Period (1796–1820), rectangular blue and white porcelain box with inscription, dated to the 21st year of the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (corresponding to 1816), authentic piece, the interior walls bear a fully inscribed biography of a person named Rao Gongming, including his wife, children, and place of origin. The simple, unpretentious handwriting of an ordinary citizen makes this piece a rare primary source for genealogy and social history of rural China. Museum-quality, H 7.3 cm x W 15.2 cm x D 11.2 cm, from an old German private collection