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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ 明萬曆 青花雙龍戲珠紋長方蓋盒
RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER 《大明萬曆年製》款
MARK AND PERIOD OF WANLI
來源：
of rectangular section with canted corners, the rounded sides 香港佳士得2004年11月1日，編號1092
supported on a short foot, boldly painted in cobalt-blue tones
on the domed cover with a bracketed cartouche enclosing two
ferocious dragons leaping from foaming waves contesting a
‘flaming pearl’, all reserved on a rectangular panel of diaper,
the sides of the cover and box decorated with birds amongst
fruiting peach trees, encircled by classic scrolls at the rims,
the base inscribed with a six-character mark in three columns
within a double rectangle, the fifth claw of each dragon effaced
19.5 cm, 7¾ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s Hong Kong, 1st November 2004, lot 1092.
HK$ 400,000-600,000
US$ 52,000-77,500
Mark
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