ID 1007340
Lot 886 | AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF LARGE WUCAI 'GARLIC-MOUTH' VASES
Estimate value
$ 600 000 – 800 000
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1620)
Each vase is heavily potted with a pear-shaped body rising to a cylindrical neck surmounted by a garlic-bulb-form mouth, and is decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red enamel, and yellow and green glazes with dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls on a dense leafy floral ground. The necks are decorated with a wide band of scrolling ruyi-form lingzhi interspersed with 'precious objects' below the garlic mouths decorated with beaded strands suspending ingots and ruyi-heads between large iron-red tassels.
18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high
Provenance
Bonta Family Collection, Belgium.
Marchant, London.
| Historical era: | Wanli period |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Historical era: | Wanli period |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
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