Sale 2190
Hong Kong
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30 May 2005
Price realised
HKD 360,000
Estimate
A BLUE AND WHITE 'DOUBLE-DRAGON' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) The domed cover finely painted with a pair of confronted five-clawed dragons contesting a 'flaming' pearl amidst clouds, within double-circles, above the rounded sides with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, the mouth rim decorated with pendant and upright ruyi clouds each within a triangle, repeated on the box 7 5/8 in. (19.2 cm.) diam., box
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