Lot 1569. A large blue and white 'dragon' dish, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619); 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 13,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.
The jar is decorated in shades of underglaze cobalt blue with clusters of flowers issuing from leafy branches above a border of upturned leaves around the foot and beneath a band of pendent lappets around the shoulder, cloth box.
Provenance: Drouot, Paris, October 1985.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.
Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25 September 2020
