A RARE RECTANGULAR WUCAI BOX, WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A LAPPET CARTOUCHE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)

A RARE RECTANGULAR WUCAI BOX
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A LAPPET CARTOUCHE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The interior is decorated with peonies borne on leafy stems beside tall rocks and beneath clusters of double peaches. The exterior is decorated with shaped panels reserved on a diaper ground containing further peonies.
12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm.) wide

Provenance

Acquired in Massachusetts, 26 March 1983.
The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LENORA AND WALTER F. BROWN