White-glazed Box, Ding Ware

This is a typical Ding ware of the Tang dynasty. Well known for its white porcelain products, the Ding kiln was located at Quyang county of Hebei province, which started ceramic production in the Tang and ended in the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), spanning about six or seven hundred years. Tang period boxes were mostly round in shape, with no decoration on the surface, and were used to keep woman’s cosmetics, including face powder, face cream, and eyebrow ink, as well as keep medicine, mirror, and spice.