CHINA CHINA PORCELAIN BOX WITH LID. Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-66).

Decor in underglaze blue of cranes in reserves, sun sign. Diameter 27.7 cm.

Provenance; From the Collection of Gustaf Wallenberg
The collection of Karin and Oscar Falkman, then as a gift to the current owner.

Gustaf Wallenberg (1863-1939) was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and active politician. He was the son of André Oscar Wallenberg, founder of Stockholm Enskilda Bank (today SEB, and grandfather of Raoul Wallenberg (1912-47?). After a career in the Swedish Navy he turned to the business world and was very active in striving to better the transoceanic shipping industry. Je in 1908 med Qing court i Peking om, handel och navigation. Kollektion je 1906 a 1918 kad Wallenberg je Svenska Envoyé v Tokio. From 1907 he was also accredited for Beijing and came to spend time in both countries as the Swedish Ambassador. Mr. Wallenberg.