Refined gathering II—selection of marchant and Japanese collection of ming porcelain

5379 | Wanli period,(1563-1623 AD) A RARE WUCAI‘FIVE ALTARS’BOWL

A RARE WUCAI‘FIVE ALTARS’BOWL

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Size: D19.2cm

Signed and dated: Wanli period,(1563-1623 AD)

Estimate:

Final Price: RMB 350,000


Wanli Six-Character Mark
PROVENANCE
• An Important Japanese Collection

The exterior of the bowl is brilliantly decorated with three iron-red altar tables each supporting multi-coloured offering vessels including vases,jars and ewers,each table divided by plants and rocks in jardinieres,all below a ruyi border at the rim. The interior is decorated with a roundel enclosing two dragons contesting a flaming pearl.