22nd Feb, 2022 9:00

Asian Art

 
  Lot 228
 

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CIRCULAR SWEETMEAT BOX AND COVER.

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CIRCULAR SWEETMEAT BOX AND COVER.

Ming Dynasty, six character Wanli mark and possibly of the period.

The body and cover painted with sinuous dragons chasing pearls among blooming twigs, the cover surmounted with a globular knop, interior divided into seven compartments, each with sides painted with insects and blossoms, the base with a mark within a double band, 25cm diameter. (2)

Provenance: an English private collection, Dorset, acquired in the 1930s and thence by descent, by repute.

明約萬曆 青花繪攢盒連蓋,「大明萬曆年製」款

來源:英國Dorset私人收藏,得於1930年代後傳承至今(口傳)。

Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000

 

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