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MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE WUCAI ‘WINGED DRAGON’ EWER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Each side is painted with a dragon reaching for a flaming pearl amidst flames and ruyi-shaped clouds.
5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Each side is painted with a dragon reaching for a flaming pearl amidst flames and ruyi-shaped clouds.
5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection, acquired from Hirano Kotoken, Osaka, in the 1960s-70s
Literature
Koyama Fujio et al., Sekai Toji Zenshu (Ceramic Art of the World), vol. 14, Tokyo, 1982-83, pl. 235
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