Wanli mark and period (1573-1620)

Dish, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli Mark and Period (1573-1620). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware), Diameter 20.2 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, 2021-54-9.

Lot 3401. A blue and white 'dragon' brush box and cover, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620). L 30cm. Sold for HKD 900,000 (Estimate HKD 300,000 - 800,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022 The pen box is rectangular in shape, with a 'mountain' shaped compartment inside, and was used as a literary tool in the palace workshops to hold pens, the design being quite elaborate, but the firing was not an easy task, as the clay had to be made to a suitable size and then bonded with glazed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3013. A pair of blue and white 'auspicious beasts' dishes, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620). D 9.8cm. Sold for HKD 144,000. © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022. Provenance: An important Japanese collection. Poly Auction. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 14 July 2022

Lot 9. A pair of wucai porcelain dishes, Wanli marks and period (1573-1620); 7in (17.8cm) diameter. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000. Sold for US$ 15,300 (€ 12,682). Courtesy Bonhams. Each modeled with a thin, flared rim around the curving shallow well painted in underglaze blue and enamels in typical shades depicting a spirited five-clawed dragon and a swooping phoenix amid leafy flower branches encircling a flaming pearl, all surrounded by a scrolling lotus band on the side walls, the exterior decorated with the Eight... [Lire la suite]

Lot 178. A blue and white 'dragon' bowl, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620). Diameter 12.3 cm, 4⅞ in. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP. Lot sold: 18,900 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides freely painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with two sinuous five-clawed dragons alternating with two lotus blooms issuing from meandering lotus scrolls, the interior with a dragon medallion, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle in underglaze blue. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 261. A small wucai dish, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620). Diameter 4 7/8 in., 12.6 cm. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. Photo Sotheby's colorfully painted in the central medallion with two figures in a landscape, each carrying a lantern, encircled by a band of scrolling chrysanthemum within the cavetto, the blossoms  in varying colors of underglaze blue, iron red, yellow and aubergine enamels, the underside with auspicious emblems alternating with canopied... [Lire la suite]

Lot 145. A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' sweetmeat box, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620). Diameter 24 cm, 9½ in.. Estimate:  4,000 - 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 6,875 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the interior modelled with a central floral-shaped compartment with six radiating sections, painted with dragons and phoenix in flight amidst blossoms on leafy sprigs, the exterior similarly decorated, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle in underglaze blue. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. A fine and very large blue and white 'Lotus' meiping, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620); 47.5 cm, 18 1/2  in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 GBP. Lot sold 30,000 GBP (38,763 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's. the tapered baluster body rising from a recessed base to a broad rounded shoulder and short tapered neck with galleried rim, densely painted to the body with leafy scrolling lotus blooms, all between elongated lappet borders around the foot and to the rounded shoulder, the base... [Lire la suite]

Lot 25. A blue and white lobed basin, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620); 29.5 cm, 11 5/8  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's the hexagonally lobed deep rounded sides rising from a recessed base to a broad everted rim, painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing butterflies and dragonflies hovering above flowering chrysanthemum and peony, encircled in each lobe of the well by a floral spray and a foliate scroll band at the rim, the exterior with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 21. A blue and white 'Dragon and Phoenix' jar, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620); 13 cm, 5 1/4  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's the compressed globular body rising from a short spreading foot to an incurved rim, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with five-clawed dragons, phoenix and cranes amidst swirling cloud scrolls, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Christie's New York, 16th September 2011, lot... [Lire la suite]