WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1620)

Details

A PAIR OF WUCAI ‘QILIN’ DISHES
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1620)
Each is decorated on the interior with a prancing qilin supporting a lantern with hanging banners on its back, surrounded by various treasures and clouds and encircled by a band of foliate meander in the well, the exterior is further decorated with ribbon-tied treasures alternating with lanterns, the foot is encircled by a classic scroll, all within double-line borders.
4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

Provenance

A Japanese private collection, acquired in the early 20th century

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Lot Essay

Compare with two other sets in the Idemitsu Collection, one with figures in a landscape, the other with dragon and phoenix decoration illustrated in Chugoku no Tojii (Chinese Ceramics), Tokyo, 1989, nos. 757 and 760; also see another related example sold at Christie’s New York, 16 September 1998, lot 361.

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