A VERY RARE WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PRUNUS’ RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) The cover is decorated in brilliant enamels with a red and a green dragon contesting a flaming pearl amidst flames and clouds, the interior with a prunus branch enamelled in red and green underneath a crescent moon. The longer sides of the box are similarly decorated with a pair of dragons contesting flaming pearls, the shorter sides with a red leaping dragon. The foot of the box is moulded in relief with brackets enclosing cloud scrolls, the base inscribed with the reign mark. 13 in. (33 cm.) long, Japanese wood box Provenance Mayuyama & Co. Ltd., Tokyo, acquired prior to 1976 An Important Asian Collection acquired in Tokyo, circa 2000
A VERY RARE WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PRUNUS’ RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) The cover is decorated in brilliant enamels with a red and a green dragon contesting a flaming pearl amidst flames and clouds, the interior with a prunus branch enamelled in red and green underneath a crescent moon. The longer sides of the box are similarly decorated with a pair of dragons contesting flaming pearls, the shorter sides with a red leaping dragon. The foot of the box is moulded in relief with brackets enclosing cloud scrolls, the base inscribed with the reign mark. 13 in. (33 cm.) long, Japanese wood box Provenance Mayuyama & Co. Ltd., Tokyo, acquired prior to 1976 An Important Asian Collection acquired in Tokyo, circa 2000
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