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          A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE CUSHION-FORM BOX
          WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
          AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
          The box is of square form with canted corners, and the sides are decorated
          with dragons amidst clouds and fames beneath a border of scrolling lingzhi.
          10Ω in. wide, Japanese wood box
          $6,000-8,000

          A very similar Wanli-marked box, but with a cover, is illustrated by R. Scott
          and R. Marks, et al., The Burrell Collection, London and Glasgow, 1984,
          p. 53, pl. 19.
          明萬曆   青花龍紋倭角方盒   六字楷書款










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