WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)

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A WUCAI GU-FORM 'DRAGON' VASE
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The bulbous mid-section is decorated with pheasants amidst ornamental rocks surrounded by flowering plants. The flared foot and tall neck are decorated with dragons in various colors.
12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Russell Tyson (1867-1963) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1964.

Lot Essay

Compare the similar Wanli wucai vase illustrated by John Ayers in Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tokyo, 1990, pl. 171, which illustrates the complete form of this vase. Another similar Wanli wucai vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 38 - Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 34.

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