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A WUCAI GU-FORM ‘DRAGON’ VASE
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN
A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The bulbous midsection of the vase is decorated with pheasants amidst
ornamental rocks surrounded by fowering plants, and fanked above
and below by fve-clawed dragons in diferent colors.
12¡ in. (31.5 cm.) high
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE
Russell Tyson (1867-1963) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1964. (mark)
明萬曆 五彩龍鳳紋觚式瓶 雙圈六字楷書款
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