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Divided into three compartments, this octagonal box was meant to hold spices, possibly pepper, cloves, and nutmeg. It is decorated with the colors and motifs of Japanese Kakiemon porcelain.

Credit: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964...

1730-35
Hard-paste porcelain, silver
5.7 x 11.4cm
64.101.169
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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