Lot Essay
(US$5,000-6,000)
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A VERY RARE LATE MING WHITE-GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED EWER
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A VERY RARE LATE MING WHITE-GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED EWER
INCISED WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Of flattened pear shape with dished mouth, tall cabriole spout and bracket handle, each side with a tear-shaped panel incised with a dragon amidst clouds and flames, the body with lotus below upright leaves around the neck (handle crack, base chip)
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
INCISED WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Of flattened pear shape with dished mouth, tall cabriole spout and bracket handle, each side with a tear-shaped panel incised with a dragon amidst clouds and flames, the body with lotus below upright leaves around the neck (handle crack, base chip)
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high