• Collected in America: Chinese  auction at Christies

    Sale 13753

    Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    New York

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    15 September 2016

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    • A BLUE AND WHITE RETICULATED B
    • A BLUE AND WHITE RETICULATED B
    • A BLUE AND WHITE RETICULATED B
    • A BLUE AND WHITE RETICULATED B
    • A BLUE AND WHITE RETICULATED B
    • A BLUE AND WHITE RETICULATED B
    Lot 833

    A BLUE AND WHITE RETICULATED BRUSH WREST

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

    Price realised

    USD 161,000

    Estimate

    USD 50,000 - USD 70,000

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    A BLUE AND WHITE RETICULATED BRUSH WREST
    WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD ( 1573-1619)
    The reticulated brush wrest is modeled with five jagged peaks, each painted with a central front-facing dragon flanked by four side-facing dragons clutching flaming pearls, all above pointed rocks and waves.
    6 ½ in. (16.6 cm.) wide

    Provenance

    Marie-Louise Gárbaty Collection.
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1993.

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