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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A
DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
With a foliate rim and rounded sides, the interior of the dish is decorated with
a sinuous, fve-clawed dragon leaping amidst vaporous clouds within a double
circle, below a pair of fve-clawed dragons pursuing faming pearls amidst
clouds in the well. The exterior is similarly decorated with a pair of further
dragons chasing faming pearls.
3√ in. (9.8 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
$10,000-15,000

明萬曆 龍紋花口青花盤 雙圈六字篆書款

1634
A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE CUP
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE
PERIOD (1522-1566)
The sides are decorated with alternating scenes of birds in fight and perched
on tree branches, and the interior is similarly decorated with a bird perched on
a fruiting peach branch within a double square.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) square, Japanese wood box
$10,000-15,000

明嘉靖 青花花鳥方盃 六字楷書款

1635
TWO SMALL BLUE AND WHITE CUPS
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN
SINGLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Each cup has shallow rounded sides decorated on the exterior with three sea
beasts in fight between clouds and a ribbon-tied lozenge, and the domed
center of the interior is decorated with a rock rising from waves within double
circles.
2æ and 2¡ in. (7 and 6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
(2)
$10,000-15,000
明嘉靖 青花海獸紋盃兩件 單圈六字楷書款

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