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AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF LARGE 明萬曆ǎ̩彩龍紋૯蒜頭瓶ˏ對ǎ單行Ս字楷書款
WUCAI 'GARLIC-MOUTH' VASES
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WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE #POUB 家族珍藏
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IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1620)
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Each vase is heavily potted with a pear-shaped body rising to a
cylindrical neck surmounted by a garlic-bulb-form mouth, and is
decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red enamel, and yellow and green
glazes with dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls on a dense leafy
floral ground. The necks are decorated with a wide band of scrolling
ruyi-form lingzhi interspersed with 'precious objects' below the garlic
mouths decorated with beaded strands suspending ingots and ruyi-
heads between large iron-red tassels.
18q in. (47 cm.) high (2)
$600,000-800,000

PROVENANCE:
Bonta Family Collection, Belgium.
Marchant, London.

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