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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE PEAK' BRUSHREST
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-RECTANGLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
Details
A BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE PEAK' BRUSHREST
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-RECTANGLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The brush rest is raised on an integral stand with a bracket-shaped apron, and the peaks are moulded as three five-clawed dragons amidst fire and scrolling clouds rising above stylised rocks and waves, all painted in underglaze blue, green, black, and iron-red; the enamels are later added.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) wide, cloth box
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-RECTANGLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The brush rest is raised on an integral stand with a bracket-shaped apron, and the peaks are moulded as three five-clawed dragons amidst fire and scrolling clouds rising above stylised rocks and waves, all painted in underglaze blue, green, black, and iron-red; the enamels are later added.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) wide, cloth box
Provenance
Dr. Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection
Sold at Sotheby's Paris, 12 June 2008, lot 15
An Asian private collection
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 2989
Sold at Sotheby's Paris, 12 June 2008, lot 15
An Asian private collection
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 2989
Literature
B. Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 846
The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities, Chinese Ceramic Treasures, a Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including The Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, p. 323, no. 1026
The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities, Chinese Ceramic Treasures, a Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including The Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, p. 323, no. 1026
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