Sale 13753
New York
|
15 September 2016
Price realised
USD 161,000
Estimate
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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