A VERY RARE LATE MING WUCAI CIRCULAR FOOD BOX AND COVER WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) The domed cover is well painted with six sinuous ascending and descending dragons in underglaze-blue, iron-red and green enamel, each divided by a pierced cash symbol and against a ground of flames and lotus scrolls in blue, yellow and iron-red, surmounted by a knop finial decorated with floral and foliate designs, the box is decorated around the exterior with four striding dragons, the interior with a central circular compartment surrounded by eight segments, fifth claws on some dragons effaced (finial restuck, rim chips, glaze lines on interior of cover) 9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm.) diam., box
A VERY RARE LATE MING WUCAI CIRCULAR FOOD BOX AND COVER WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) The domed cover is well painted with six sinuous ascending and descending dragons in underglaze-blue, iron-red and green enamel, each divided by a pierced cash symbol and against a ground of flames and lotus scrolls in blue, yellow and iron-red, surmounted by a knop finial decorated with floral and foliate designs, the box is decorated around the exterior with four striding dragons, the interior with a central circular compartment surrounded by eight segments, fifth claws on some dragons effaced (finial restuck, rim chips, glaze lines on interior of cover) 9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm.) diam., box
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