A RARE WUCAI GLOBULAR JAR

WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)

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A RARE WUCAI GLOBULAR JAR
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
Painted and enamelled with four quatrefoil medallions enclosing birds in flight amidst fruiting and flowering branches bearing pomegranates and peaches, separated by eight detached fruit and flower sprays, above upright lappets, the slanting shoulder with four smaller lobed cartouches alternating scenes of birds on fruiting and flowering boughs, all against a diaper ground
6 in. (15.1 cm.) high

Lot Essay

A similarly decorated Wanli-marked jar is illustrated in Sekai toji zenshu, vol. 14, Tokyo, 1976, p. 204, no. 208. Other comparable Wanli-marked jars include the example illustrated by A. du Boulay, Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, New Jersey, 1984, p. 167, fig. 5; the jar illustrated by A. M. Joseph in Ming Porcelains, Their Origins and Development, London, 1971, p. 66, no. 83, and later sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 31 October 2004, lot 115; and the jar sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 30 April 1991, lot 36.

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