Lot 1039
1039
A LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE BOX AND COVER
THE PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE FAMILY COLLECTION
A LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE BOX AND COVER

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A LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE BOX AND COVER
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)

Well painted in cobalt of characteristic deep purplish-blue tone, on the flattened domed cover with sprays of peony and chrysanthemum growing from rockwork, the rounded sides of both box and cover with cartouches of the same flowers and stylised floral sprays on the canted corners, all raised on a foot of conforming shape, the rims bordered with classic scrolls (minor fritting to rims)
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) across, box

Lot Essay

Cf. a similar Wanli-marked blue and white box with lotus scrolls, illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (II) - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2000, pl. 184.

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