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A FINE LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE BOX AND COVER
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A FINE LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE BOX AND COVER
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
Well painted in cobalt of rich sapphire-blue tones, on the flattened domed cover with birds and insects in a terraced garden landscape within a double-frame border, the rounded sides of both box and cover with cartouches of matching flowers and stylised floral sprays on the canted corners, all raised on a foot of conforming shape, the rims bordered with classic scrolls
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) across
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
Well painted in cobalt of rich sapphire-blue tones, on the flattened domed cover with birds and insects in a terraced garden landscape within a double-frame border, the rounded sides of both box and cover with cartouches of matching flowers and stylised floral sprays on the canted corners, all raised on a foot of conforming shape, the rims bordered with classic scrolls
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) across