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

5380 | Wanli period,(1563-1624 AD) A RARE BLUE AND WHITE‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’CUP

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’CUP

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Size: D9.5cm

Signed and dated: Wanli period,(1563-1624 AD)

Estimate:

Final Price: RMB 230,000

Published
• Marchant in exhibition of Ming Porcelain,2009,no. 39,pp. 90/1
Wanli Six-Character Mark
PROVENANCE
• Sold by Joseph Chan Fine Art Co.,Ltd
• Sold by Marchant,30th April 2010
• Formerly in a European private collection
• The S Marchant & Son,no.M4216

An imperial blue and white small shallow bowl painted on the exterior with two five-clawed dragons and two phoenix birds in flight amongst scrolling branches above two lotus and two chrysanthemum flowerheads on a single scrolling branch,all between double lines,the interior painted in the well with a confronting five-clawed dragon surrounding a flaming pearl above a lingzhi cloud amongst stylised flames,all within a double ring medallion.