Box with “peach-blossom grotto”
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Three Chinese characters incised on a rectangular piece of shell at upper right identify the scene on this box as the “peach-blossom grotto” (tao yuan dong). The phrase refers to a famous poem by Tao Qian (365–427) in which a fisherman enters a grotto and stumbles upon Shangri-la. As is invariably the case with such magical realms, once the man leaves the cave he is never able to return.
#7403. Box with "Peach Blossom Grotto"
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7403. Box with "Peach Blossom Grotto"
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9726. Kids: Box with "Peach Blossom Grotto"
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