A RARE BLUE AND WHITE BOX AND COVER
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE BOX AND COVER WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) The domed cover is painted in brilliant shades of cobalt blue with a dignitary seated before a screen in a walled garden in discussion with two scholars and flanked by attendants, all within a raised medallion. The rounded sides are decorated with four shaped panels containing fruiting and flowering sprigs, birds and butterflies, beneath a triple-lozenge border on top and a key-fret border around the foot. Both the box and cover are bound with a metal rim. 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) diam., Japanese box
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE BOX AND COVER
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE BOX AND COVER WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) The domed cover is painted in brilliant shades of cobalt blue with a dignitary seated before a screen in a walled garden in discussion with two scholars and flanked by attendants, all within a raised medallion. The rounded sides are decorated with four shaped panels containing fruiting and flowering sprigs, birds and butterflies, beneath a triple-lozenge border on top and a key-fret border around the foot. Both the box and cover are bound with a metal rim. 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) diam., Japanese box
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