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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 mid-section is decorated with pheasants amidst Compare the similar Wanli wucai vase illustrated by John Ayers in Far
ornamental rocks surrounded by fowering plants. The fared foot and Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tokyo, 1990, pl.
tall neck are decorated with dragons in various colors. 171, which illustrates the complete form of this vase. Another similar
12¿ in. (30.8 cm.) high Wanli wucai vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 38 - Porcelains
in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 34.
$12,000-18,000
明萬曆 五彩龍鳳紋觚式瓶 雙圈六字楷書款
PROVENANCE
Russell Tyson (1867-1963) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1964.

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