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TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1650
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A VERY RARE WUCAI CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1650
The cover vigorously painted with a central medallion of a winged dragon with serpentine body and a flaming pearl amidst froth-capped green waves above a band of plum blossoms reserved against a ground of whorl-like iron-red waves, the exterior of the box painted with a dense aquatic scene with various fish and other sea creatures
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) diam.
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1650
The cover vigorously painted with a central medallion of a winged dragon with serpentine body and a flaming pearl amidst froth-capped green waves above a band of plum blossoms reserved against a ground of whorl-like iron-red waves, the exterior of the box painted with a dense aquatic scene with various fish and other sea creatures
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) diam.