Lot Essay
It appears to be unusual to find a Wanli jar of this shape with this kind of foliate scroll on the shoulders
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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER JAR
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
The sides decorated with two dragons striding through flames in pursuit of flaming pearls below a band of trailing clouds above and a band of rolling waves and wave-splashed rocks below, between narrow borders of classic scroll and interlocking 'T' scroll, with a band of leaf tips rising from the foot rim and a band of foliate scroll on the shoulder below a further narrow band of classic scroll on the short neck
5¼in. (13.3cm.) high
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
The sides decorated with two dragons striding through flames in pursuit of flaming pearls below a band of trailing clouds above and a band of rolling waves and wave-splashed rocks below, between narrow borders of classic scroll and interlocking 'T' scroll, with a band of leaf tips rising from the foot rim and a band of foliate scroll on the shoulder below a further narrow band of classic scroll on the short neck
5¼in. (13.3cm.) high