A LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE BRUSH REST

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A LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE BRUSH REST
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD

Modelled with a sinuous central and two flanking dragons forming three peaks above waves and rockwork amidst flame-scrolls, raised on a mock openwork stand (small glaze flake)--6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) long

Lot Essay

Cf. Toji Taikei , New Heibonsha Series, no. 42, pl. 86 for a similar Wanli-marked brushrest, also, the Stockholm Exhibition, Ming Blue and White, 1964, Catalogue, no. 71

Another example was sold in these Rooms, 13 January 1989, lot 556

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