FIVE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'SHIPWRECK' MEDICINE BOXES China, Late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The five miniature lidded boxes decorated in blue under the glaze with stylized designs. Condition: Overall good condition, few chips as well as surface wear and sea life incrustations. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 378 g in total Dimensions: Diameters 4.7 - 6.2 cm