A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH
A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH

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 'DRAGON' DISH
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The dish is decorated on the exterior with two striding five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst clouds, and on the interior with a double circle enclosing three lingzhi-shaped clouds in the center below a double line border line at the rim.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

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