明嘉靖 青花五彩龍鳳紋倭角蓋盒 Of rectangular form, the cover finely painted to the top with a pair of confronting dragon and phoenix amidst clouds enclosed in double blue line, the cover side decorated with striding dragon and phoenix, box similarly painted, base inscribed with six character Jia Jing mark. Ming Dynasty period. 嘉靖彩瓷冠絶一時，其彩畫之詭奇，繪事之偉麗，稱勝於明、清兩代，後世無人可及。蓋盒長方倭角形制，子母口，上下結合緊密，胎體敦實厚重，釉質亮白如玉，釉面肥潤，胎體製作精細，造型端莊秀美。通體以青花五彩為飾，蓋盒繪龍鳳戲珠紋，龍鳳騰躍於祥雲瑞靄之間，所繪龍紋嘴張開，龍發上揚，身形細長，鳳首狀如雞頭而有羽冠，鳳頸細長，鳳尾、翅處理精緻，以多變的色彩使鳳顯得高貴典雅。青花色調深沉藍艷，深入胎骨，為典型高級鈷料之特徵。施彩風格豪邁，繁縟華麗，色澤濃妍，變化豐富，紅彩蒼雅深沉，一如棗皮之色，為典型的嘉靖特徵。 “大明嘉靖年制”款識。