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Square tray with dated inscription

Chinese
Ming dynasty, Xuande
15th–16th century

Medium/Technique Brass
Dimensions Legacy dimension: 14 x 14 cm
Credit Line Gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell
Accession Number1991.204
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

Marks Nei yong between two dragons on base
ProvenanceEdwin Conger, first U.S. Ambassador to Imperial China and his wife Sarah Conger; by descent to their granddaughter Sarah Buchan Jewell (Mrs T. Edson Jewell), Boston; 1991, gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 1991)