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PROPERTY FROM A PENNSYLVANIA COLLECTION
A Small Blue and White Jar
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
Details
A Small Blue and White Jar
Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619)
The baluster body painted with a broad band of two dragons leaping after flaming pearls alternating with a pair of phoenixes flying amidst foliate scroll, with a narrow band of ribbon-tied babao below and a band of the Three Friends above, the short neck encircled by a band of key fret
5 1/8in. (13cm.) high
Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619)
The baluster body painted with a broad band of two dragons leaping after flaming pearls alternating with a pair of phoenixes flying amidst foliate scroll, with a narrow band of ribbon-tied babao below and a band of the Three Friends above, the short neck encircled by a band of key fret
5 1/8in. (13cm.) high
Provenance
Professor Emil Balla, Marburg, Germany.
Exhibited
Temporary loan: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1955.