WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)

Details

A WUCAI 'FIGURES' DEEP BOWL
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The bowl is finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a tall narrow foot to a straight rim, vividly painted in red, green, brown, yellow enamels and underglaze blue with a continuous landscape depicting two scholars dressed in official attire with two attendants arranged at the four cardinal points, between a peony scroll at the rim and a keyfret band around the foot. The interior is decorated with a central medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon embracing a flaming pearl, below a band of Eight Precious Objects on the rim.
6 1/8 in. (15.7 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

Provenance

A Japanese family collection, formed in the Meiji period (1868-1912)

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Lot Essay

The design on the current bowl is particularly attractive with much attention paid to the miscellaneous decorative elements rendered in multiple colours of brilliant tones. Compare to a Wanli bowl bearing the same design but painted in underglaze blue, offered also in this sale (lot 3300).

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