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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ ᒞ⭧ᔧ 㤎⩈㢴㹪㉆὜♄㟍ᑝљ⿱⯰↥
㢴㟍ᑝᙌՎಧ᜷ᕋᢎ
RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A ϝᬝ
DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
ٳᘹ⼖༛ᬘ卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚ卿ᐽ৅ ⽚
Of rectangular form with canted corners, it is decorated in vibrant
tones of cobalt blue to the cover with a rectangular panel enclosing जᬘ㖅ᙇ։⡠㱈⏟ַ⎏ⶃᝃ㧩ᙹ⏁卿ࡺᑐӬ։ⶬ㢙ᙻǶែ՗இ⛁ࢷ⁒
two five-clawed dragons in mutual pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' 㱦⚦‸⏖㢙厍ԋஇऒ㪃┵❩Ƿ卿ᚚទ卿 ჺ卿எ ⽚厎Ӭ։⻦ᙱ
amidst cloud swirls and above rolling waves crashing against an ᇪড়‰ᕳែᙹࢷ⁒㱦卿ⶬ㢙ᙻǶ0SJFOUBM $FSBNJDT 5IF 8PSME’T (SFBU
outcrop, the sides of the box and cover with stylised peony scrolls $PMMFDUJPOTǷ卿✄ ݺ卿ᚚទ卿 ჺ卿எ‸ ⽚厎Ӭ։ ჺ
and precious objects at the eight corners, the rims encircled by ᝲ ᚚᙻ㲞ᳰצ೥ᇑᐽ㐈卿ᐽ৅ ⽚厎Ӭ։ ჺ ᝲ ᚚᙻ㲞
keyfret bands. ᳰצ೥ᇑᐽ㐈卿ᐽ৅ ⽚ǯ
9¡ in. (23.7 cm.) wide, box
HK$600,000-800,000 US$77,000-100,000

PROVENANCE
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 11 June 1991, lot 160

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