A CHINESE WUCAI CIRCULAR 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' INKSTONE AND COVER. Ming Dynasty, Wanli period, or later. Decorated to the cover with a dragon and a phoenix amongst flowers and fire wisps, the sides with further dragons and phoenix birds, a six character Wanli mark to the base and a paper label for Martin Hurst Collection, 18cm diameter. (2) 明萬曆或更晚   五彩圓形龍鳳紋蓋盒，「大明萬曆年製」款 Provenance: Martin Hurst collection label. For a closely related larger inkstone and cover from Wanli era see Chinese Ceramics, Qing Dynasty, p.382.