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WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
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A BLUE AND WHITE OVOID JAR
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
Painted with a fanciful scene of horses and various animals and mythical beasts in a landscape, three shown in a pond, all below three cloud cartouches, two enclosing a five-clawed scaly dragon, the third a water buffalo seen from behind, with a narrow band of conjoined quatrefoils alternately centered by a lingzhi sprig or a coiled dragon, with a decorative band above the foot and a band of classic scroll encircling the neck
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
Painted with a fanciful scene of horses and various animals and mythical beasts in a landscape, three shown in a pond, all below three cloud cartouches, two enclosing a five-clawed scaly dragon, the third a water buffalo seen from behind, with a narrow band of conjoined quatrefoils alternately centered by a lingzhi sprig or a coiled dragon, with a decorative band above the foot and a band of classic scroll encircling the neck
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
Provenance
John Pullan Collection.
Spink & Son Ltd., London.
Spink & Son Ltd., London.