WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
Details
A Small Blue and White Dragon Jar
Wanli Six-Character Mark in Underglaze Blue within a Double Circle and of the Period
Painted with two dragons racing above a band of waves and rocks in pursuit of flaming pearls, between a band of overlapping leaf tips below and a band of lingzhi fungus on the shoulder above, all within narrow decorative borders
5½in. (14cm.) high
Wanli Six-Character Mark in Underglaze Blue within a Double Circle and of the Period
Painted with two dragons racing above a band of waves and rocks in pursuit of flaming pearls, between a band of overlapping leaf tips below and a band of lingzhi fungus on the shoulder above, all within narrow decorative borders
5½in. (14cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 20 March 1997, lot 87, The Jingguantang Collection Part II