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Size: D12.3cm

Signed and dated: Wanli period， Ming dynasty

Estimate:

Final Price: RMB 150,000

Wanli Six-Character Mark
PROVENANCE
· The Si Yue Tang Collection
REFERENCE
· Enlightening Elegance. Imperial Porcelain of the Mid to Late Ming. The Huaihaitang Collection， Art Gallery， The Chinese University of Hong Kong， Hong Kong， 2012， pp.276， cat. no. 78
The small cup is potted with deep rounded sides stoutly potted and well-painted in cobalt blue on the exterior with two spiritedly drawn five-clawed striding dragons in mutual pursuit amidst scattered clouds wisps， all between a band of double lines， the interior with a dragon in front side， floating amidst flaming clouds， with double lines around the rim and a six-character Wanli reign mark in underglaze blue within a double circle at the base. See similar bowl of same period， published in Enlightening Elegance： Imperial Porcelain of the Mid to Late Ming. The Huaihaitang Collection， Art Museum The Chinese University of Hong Kong， Hong Kong， 2012， pp. 276， pl.78）.