ENCIRCLED WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
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A MING WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' DISH
encircled wanli six-character mark and of the period
Enamelled in the centre with a barbed medallion enclosing dragons and phoenix on a ground of scrolling lotus, the well decorated with pairs of floral sprigs divided by butterflies, the underside with a frieze of overlapping petals below a lingzhi scroll around the rim, restored rim chip, crack
11¾in. (29.8cm.) diam.
encircled wanli six-character mark and of the period
Enamelled in the centre with a barbed medallion enclosing dragons and phoenix on a ground of scrolling lotus, the well decorated with pairs of floral sprigs divided by butterflies, the underside with a frieze of overlapping petals below a lingzhi scroll around the rim, restored rim chip, crack
11¾in. (29.8cm.) diam.