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A RARE INCISED WHITE-GLAZED GARLIC-HEAD VASE
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
The pear-shaped vase rises to a waisted neck with a garlic-bulb rim, intricately incised on one side with a jardiniere planted with flowering chrysanthemums issuing from behind a pierced ornamental rock, the motif repeated on the other side with peony blooms, planters divided by a pair of lion-mask escutcheons (star hairline to body)
10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.) high, box
(No illustration)
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
The pear-shaped vase rises to a waisted neck with a garlic-bulb rim, intricately incised on one side with a jardiniere planted with flowering chrysanthemums issuing from behind a pierced ornamental rock, the motif repeated on the other side with peony blooms, planters divided by a pair of lion-mask escutcheons (star hairline to body)
10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.) high, box
(No illustration)
(US$4,000-6,500)