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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ JAR AN UNUSUAL BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ VASE
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)
WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) The high-shouldered, tapering body is decorated on one side with two four-
The jar is decorated with two dragons racing above a band of waves clawed dragons leaping amidst clouds and fames interspersed with a faming
and rocks in pursuit of faming pearls, between a band of overlapping leaf pearl and a faming ruyi head, the two confronted on a panel enclosing four
tips below and a band of lingzhi fungus on the shoulder above, all within characters, taizi yeye, the fames continuing onto the reverse to surround a
narrow decorative borders. large panel enclosing a dedicatory inscription to a temple positioned above
5Ω in. (14 cm.) high two horses fanking a rock rising from rolling waves. A further band of four
horses leaping above a band of rocks and waves is below, and a wan-diaper
band with four ‘crane’ cartouches is on the shoulder below the narrow,
$18,000-24,000
waisted neck and cup-shaped mouth.
12º in. (31.1 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
PROVENANCE
The Jingguantang Collection. $8,000-12,000
Christie’s New York, 20 March 1997, lot 87.
Christies New York, 21 March 2000, lot 328.
明萬曆 青花雙龍趕珠紋罐 雙圈六字楷書款 PROVENANCE
Tozan Art Collection, Toyama, Japan.
明萬曆 青花龍趕珠紋瓶

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