ID 1007342
Lot 884 | A RARE BLUE AND WHITE INGOT-SHAPED 'DRAGON' BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
$ 350 000 – 450 000
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1620)
The cover is decorated in rich cobalt-blue tones with a pair of dragons contesting a 'flaming pearl' in a raised panel of conforming ingot-shape. The rounded sides of both the box and the cover are decorated with borders of striding dragons, and the rims are decorated with a thin band of triangular diaper.
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo.
Private collection, Japan.
Kitayama Fine Arts, Tokyo.
Marchant, London.
| Historical era: | Wanli period |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Historical era: | Wanli period |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
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