Lot 833. A blue and white reticulated brush wrest, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double rectangle and of the period ( 1573-1619). Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The reticulated brush wrest is modeled with five jagged peaks, each painted with a central front-facing dragon flanked by four side-facing dragons clutching flaming pearls, all above pointed rocks and waves. 6 ½ in. (16.6 cm.) wide

Provenance: Marie-Louise Gárbaty Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1993.

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza