Lot 49
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a large late ming wucai temple vase
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a large late ming wucai temple vase

WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE ALONG THE RIM AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)

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a large late ming wucai temple vase
Wanli six-character mark in a line along the rim and of the period (1573-1619)
Of tall fang gu shape, the central knop applied with lion-mask handles, painted and enamelled with ascending and descending five-clawed dragons on a dense ground of leafy floral stems with borders of key-pattern, breaking waves and rocks, the base carved with an imitation bronze stand, restored
28¾ in. (73.5 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

A slightly shorter blue and white version from the Musee Guimet, is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 7, fig. 81, from the Grandidier Collection. Compare also the enamelled example in the British Museum, London, illustrated in idem., vol. 5, fig. 205 and by R. Hobson, Handbook of the Pottery and Porcelain of the Far East, 1937, p. 70, fig. 102

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