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A wucai 'flying horse' warming bowl, Wanli period, with an…

A wucai 'flying horse' warming bowl, Wanli period, with an associated box inscribed by Mr Wong Peng Cheong, 15.3 cm diam. Exhibited: Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong, Ex. Cat. No. 67 (label)

A blue-and-white 'winged horse' water bottle Wanli…

Blue and White Winged Horse Water Bottle

A blue-and-white 'winged horse' water bottle Wanli six-character mark, 20th century 25.5 cm high

A blue and white tripod censer, 20th century, painted with a…

Blue and White Wanli Tripod Censer with Cloud Frieze

A blue and white tripod censer, 20th century, painted with a frieze of clouds and trigrams below a band of flaming pearls, Wanli mark, 14 cm high

A Ming style polychrome jar, the steeply rounded sides painted…

Ming-style Polychrome Jar with Buddhist Lions, Wanli Mark

A Ming style polychrome jar, the steeply rounded sides painted with Buddhist lions in a continuous landscape between floral and diaper borders, Wanli mark, 13 cm wide

A large Chinese blue and white Octogonal bowl, bearing Wanli…

Chinese Wanli Marked Blue and White Octagonal Bowl

A large Chinese blue and white Octogonal bowl, bearing Wanli mark, 20th century, the Ming-style octagonal bowl with a shaped edge, decorated in underglaze blue to the exterior with alternating fruit and flower panels, and to the interior with children…

A Chinese blue and white bowl, Wanli period (1573-1620),…

Wanli Period Blue and White Grasshopper Bowl

A Chinese blue and white bowl, Wanli period (1573-1620), decorated to the interior with a grasshopper on a garden rock, the cavetto with compartmentalised decoration including four moulded ruyi-form cartouches containing peaches. Kiln grit adhering to the…

A large Chinese blue and white 'Kraak Ware' dish, Wanli period…

Chinese Kraak Ware Blue and White Dish

A large Chinese blue and white 'Kraak Ware' dish, Wanli period (1572-1620), decorated to the centre with a scholar and attendant, the segmented border with alternating Dutch style tulips and figural scenes. 5.5 cm high, 31.5 cm diameter

A cloisonne enamel vase, the squat globular body on a high foot,…

Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Fruiting Peach and Lotus Scrolls

A cloisonne enamel vase, the squat globular body on a high foot, surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck set with double tubular handles, decorated in colours with fruiting peach branches and lotus scrolls reserved on the turquoise ground, the base incised…

A blue-glazed bowl mark of Wanli, covered overall with a deep…

Wanli Blue-Glazed Bowl with Six-Character Mark

A blue-glazed bowl mark of Wanli, covered overall with a deep blue glaze thinning to a pale tone around the rim, the base inscribed with a six-character mark, 21.7 cm diameter

A blue and white box and cover, Wanli six-character underglazed…

Wanli Blue and White Dragon Phoenix Box

A blue and white box and cover, Wanli six-character underglazed blue mark the cover decorated with a dragon and phoenix, 10 x 7.5 x 4.8 cm. Provenance: a private collection, Melbourne, Australia, acquired from Oi Ling fine Chinese Antiques, Hong Kong,…

Two associated blue-and-white 'dragon and cloud' wine cups…

Blue and White Dragon Wine Cups with Tomobako

Two associated blue-and-white 'dragon and cloud' wine cups Jiajing and Wanli six-character seal marks with tomobako, Jiajing cup 7.6 cm diam. and 4.4 cm high, Wanli cup 8.4 cm diam. and 4.5 cm high (2).

A blue-and-white 'bamboo and banana leaves' bowl Wanli…

Blue and White Wanli Bowl with Bamboo and Banana Leaves

A blue-and-white 'bamboo and banana leaves' bowl Wanli six-character mark with tomobako, 16.2 cm diam., 6.7 cm high

A blue-and-white saucer-dish Wanli six-character mark,…

Blue-and-White Wanli Saucer with Six-Character Mark

A blue-and-white saucer-dish Wanli six-character mark, 16th/17th century with box, 11.4 cm diam.. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 July 1989, lot 354. R & V Tregaskis Oriental Antiques, Sydney, 14 August 1989. Mossgreen, The Vincent Massa Collection,…

A Wanli period blue and white ceramic censor with box and…

Wanli Blue and White Ceramic Censor with Box and Invoice

A Wanli period blue and white ceramic censor with box and invoice height 15 cm

A blue-and-white 'phoenix' bowl Wanli six-character mark with…

Wanli Phoenix Bowl with Japanese Provenance

A blue-and-white 'phoenix' bowl Wanli six-character mark with box, 18.6 cm diam., 8.6 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A wucai 'mythical animals' covered jar Wanli mark with box, 21.…

Wucai mythical animals covered jar

A wucai 'mythical animals' covered jar Wanli mark with box, 21.5 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A blue-and-white 'lion' jar Wanli six-character mark with box,…

Wanli Lion Jar with Box from Japanese Collection

A blue-and-white 'lion' jar Wanli six-character mark with box, 12.8 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A Chinese blue and white bowl Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Boat Bowl

A Chinese blue and white bowl Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli period decorated with boats in a lakeside landscape. R & V Tregaskis label to base. 11 cm high, 21.2 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 22 November 2011, lot 26 Colin Lanceley…

A large Chinese blue and white censer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644),…

Chinese Blue and White Ming Dynasty Censer

A large Chinese blue and white censer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing or Wanli period in cylindrical form on three lion mask feet, decorated with figures in a garden landscape. 17.5 cm high, 26 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 22 November…

Two Chinese blue and white dishes and a covered box, Ming…

Chinese Blue and White Ming-Qing Dishes and Box

Two Chinese blue and white dishes and a covered box, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising a finely decorated dish with two deer (Wanli period), a dish with scrolling flowers (Qianlong period), and a swatow box. Diameter of…

A Chinese blue and white 'Figural' jar (Da Ming Wanli Nian Zhi…

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue and White Figural Jar

A Chinese blue and white 'Figural' jar (Da Ming Wanli Nian Zhi mark), height 38 cm, diameter 36 cm

A Chinese blue and Iron-red 'Twin Dragon' Inkstone (chipped, Da…

Chinese Dragon Inkstone with Da Ming Wanli Mark

A Chinese blue and Iron-red 'Twin Dragon' Inkstone (chipped, Da Ming Wanli Nian Zhi mark), height 3.4 cm, 16.8 cm x 11 cm

A fine and rare Chinese blue and white kendi, Ming Dynasty…

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue and White Kendi

A fine and rare Chinese blue and white kendi, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli period (1572-1620), very finely decorated to the sides with six panels containing varied scenes of figures and pavillions within landscapes, with a flower shaped mouthrim, the…

A Chinese blue and white dragon box, Wanli mark and of the…

Wanli Dragon Box with Lotus and Phoenix Design

A Chinese blue and white dragon box, Wanli mark and of the period (1572-1620), the rectangular box decorated to the sides with a repeating scrolling lotus design, and to the lid with an ascending five-clawed dragon and descending phoenix. Six-character…

Two Chinese blue and white small dishes, Ming (1368-1644) and…

Chinese Blue and White Ming-Qing Dynasty Dishes

Two Chinese blue and white small dishes, Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), one dish decorated with a rabbit surrounded by foliage, dating to Wanli period (1572-1620). The other dish decorated with a landscape, dating to Kangxi period…

A Chinese blue and white deer dish, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Deer Dish

A Chinese blue and white deer dish, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period (1572-1620), with a barbed foliate rim, decorated with two deer in a landscape to the interior, and ducks and foliage to the rim. 3 cm high, 20.5 cm diameter.

A blue and white shipwreck dish, probably bin Thuan cargo,…

Blue and White Wanli Shipwreck Dish

A blue and white shipwreck dish, probably bin Thuan cargo, Wanli period (1573-1619), thickly potted and of slightly irregular form, freely decorated to the centre with a phoenix perched in a lotus and water garden, surrounded by a border of auspicious…

Kraak porcelain bowl Ming dynasty, Wanli period A blue and…

Ming Dynasty Kraak Porcelain Bowl with Blue and White Design

Kraak porcelain bowl Ming dynasty, Wanli period A blue and white Kraak porselein bowl late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, of deep form with barbed rim, painted on the exterior with alternate flower and bird panels, the interior with a central bird medallion,…

Kraak porselein dish Ming dynasty, Wanli period A blue and…

Blue and White Kraak Porselein Dish, Ming Dynasty

Kraak porselein dish Ming dynasty, Wanli period A blue and white Kraak porselein dish late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, painted in the centre with a maiden in a garden medallion within a frieze of vignettes, barbed rim, wood stand, 20.8 cm diameter.…

A blue and white Kraak porselein deep dish late Ming dynasty,…

Ming Dynasty Kraak Porcelain Dish with Bird and Rocks

A blue and white Kraak porselein deep dish late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, the centre with a bird on rocks in a landscape scene, barbed rim, wood stand, 16.7 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen

A pair of blue and white Kraak porselein saucer dishes late…

Blue and White Kraak Porcelain Saucers from Ming Dynasty

A pair of blue and white Kraak porselein saucer dishes late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, each thinly potted and painted with flowering peonies within a frieze of ribboned objects, flower and fruit sprays, 14 cm diameter,. Provenance: Guest & Gray, London,…

A large blue and white Kraak porselein charger late Ming…

Wanli Kraak Charger with Jardiniere and Flowers

A large blue and white Kraak porselein charger late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, the centre painted with a jardiniere of flowers within radiating panels of alternating ribboned objects and flower sprigs, reserved on different diaper grounds, 31.2 cm…

A Chinese blue and white writing brush (Wanli Nian Xuan Mark)…

Chinese Wanli Nian Xuan Writing Brush - 24.5 cm

A Chinese blue and white writing brush (Wanli Nian Xuan Mark) width 24.5 cm

A Chinese Wanli blue and white saucer, Ming Dynasty, circa 1600,…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Saucer, 1600

A Chinese Wanli blue and white saucer, Ming Dynasty, circa 1600, 13 cm diameter

A Chinese blue and white dragon charger, Wanli period…

Wanli Period Blue and White Dragon Charger

A Chinese blue and white dragon charger, Wanli period (1572-1620), decorated with a winged dragon amidst scrolling clouds to the center, with flying cranes and clouds to the cavetto. Four character mark to the base. Provenance: the de Voogd collection, 7…

A Chinese Kraak ware plate, from the late Ming dynasty, with…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Kraak Ware Plate

A Chinese Kraak ware plate, from the late Ming dynasty, with profuse underglaze blue and white decoration on a fine porcelain body. The central medallion depicting deer under a pine. The border in a series of cartouches with motifs of flowers, foliate and…

A Chinese Kraak ware dish, from the late Ming Dynasty, with…

Ming Dynasty Kraak ware dish with underglaze blue decoration

A Chinese Kraak ware dish, from the late Ming Dynasty, with profuse underglaze blue and white decoration over a fine porcelain body. The central medallion of a stork and pine tree surrounded by borders and cartouches of foliate, flowers, fruit and insect…

A Chinese underglaze blue and white porcelain bowl, of deep…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Bowl

A Chinese underglaze blue and white porcelain bowl, of deep form with a flared rim, profusely decorated in panels and cartouches around a central medallion depicting a bird in a natural setting. Late Ming Dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620). 15 x 45 cm

A collection of six Chinese underglaze blue and white porcelain…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Vase Collection

A collection of six Chinese underglaze blue and white porcelain and earthenware vases, with decorations in various naturalistic designs. Late Ming Dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620). Various sizes

A Chinese underglaze blue and white ceramic lidded jar, with…

Ming Blue and White Floral Lidded Jar

A Chinese underglaze blue and white ceramic lidded jar, with foliate and floral decoration, the lid lobed in ten panels around a central flower motif. Ming Dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620). 14 x 5 cm

A collection of five Chinese underglaze blue and white…

Ming Blue and White Porcelain Collection

A collection of five Chinese underglaze blue and white porcelain bowls, tea cup and two small dishes, late Ming Dunasty, Wanli period (1573-1620). Various sizes

A Ming Dynasty Binh Thuan blue and white shipwreck bowl, Wanli…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Shipwreck Bowl

A Ming Dynasty Binh Thuan blue and white shipwreck bowl, Wanli period, 1608, Christie's number 38544, the Swatow style bowl freely decorated to the interior roundel with a phoenix amidst peonies, the border with five cloud shaped reserves enclosing flora…

A Ming style Wucai dragon box and cover with a fitted wooden…

Ming-style Wucai Dragon Box with Wanli Mark

A Ming style Wucai dragon box and cover with a fitted wooden box with apocryphal 6 character Wanli mark to the base, height 6.5 cm, length 14 cm, width 15 cm

Wanli marked blue and white Chinese bowl having an unusual…

Dragon and Cherry Blossom Wanli Bowl

Wanli marked blue and white Chinese bowl having an unusual shallow deposition and decorated nicely with dragon to the inside and a cherry blossom to the outside. Marked to base, diameter 22 cm, height 10.5 cm

A Wucai 'Dragon' bowl, the rounded sides painted on the…

Wucai Dragon Bowl with Wanli Mark

A Wucai 'Dragon' bowl, the rounded sides painted on the exterior with two dragons pursuing flaming pearls among scattered clouds and flames, above a band of wave splashed rocks, the interior with a central dragon medallion within double line borders, the…

Wanli marked Famile verte Chinese vase with decorated in greens…

Wanli Famile Verte Chinese Vase with Birds and Flowers

Wanli marked Famile verte Chinese vase with decorated in greens blues and reds and featuring birds and and flowers. Marked to base, height 32 cm

Binh Thuan Shipwreck. Two Chinese porcelain bowls, Wanli Period,…

Wanli Bowls from Binh Thuan Shipwreck

Binh Thuan Shipwreck. Two Chinese porcelain bowls, Wanli Period, circa 1608, Binh Thuan Shipwreck labels numbers 01948 and 20520, 19.5 and 21.5 cm diameter

A pair of Chinese Imari porcelain shallow dishes, decorated…

Chinese Imari Porcelain Shallow Dishes with Wanli Mark

A pair of Chinese Imari porcelain shallow dishes, decorated with panels and floral springs framed by a cloud border revealing temple roofs. Six character Wanli reign mark verso but probably 18th/19th century. Diameter 23.5 cm

Wanli marked Famile verte Chinese dish dish decorated with…

Famile Verte Chinese Dish with Flame Cartouches

Wanli marked Famile verte Chinese dish dish decorated with flame cartouches and a green glazed floral central section.Stamped to base, diameter 23 cm

A blue glazed Swatow ware plate, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period.…

Blue Glazed Swatow Plate, Ming Dynasty

A blue glazed Swatow ware plate, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period. Stoneware with carved and incised decoration under blue glaze, height 9 cm, depth 380 mm

A large Swatow ware plate with floral design, Ming Dynasty,…

Ming Dynasty Swatow Ware Plate with Floral Design

A large Swatow ware plate with floral design, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period. Porcelain with slip decoration under blue glaze, height 9 cm, depth 380 mm

A large Swatow ware plate, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period. Dish…

Wanli Swatow Plate with Immortal Island Path

A large Swatow ware plate, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period. Dish with the path to the Island of immortals, with 'split pagoda' motif in the center. A great, large size and highly collectible, height 9 cm, depth 380 mm

A large Chinese blue and white Swatow ware dish, Ming Dynasty,…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Swatow Ware Dish

A large Chinese blue and white Swatow ware dish, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period. potted in shallow inverted domical section, the interior surfaces adorned in radiating floral panels encircling the bird and flower roundel centering the interior well, the…

A Chinese blue and white kendi, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Kendi

A Chinese blue and white kendi, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620) decorated with scenes of figures and landscapes 19 cm high

A Chinese blue and white dish, Wanli period, 17th century,…

17th Century Chinese Blue and White Dish with Floral Motif

A Chinese blue and white dish, Wanli period, 17th century, decorated to the front with chrysanthemum and peony flanking a rock. Six character apocryphal Xuande mark to underside, the late Margaret Cone collection, 3 cm high, 14.8 cm diameter. Provenance:…

A Chinese blue and white bowl, Wanli period, decorated with…

Wanli Blue and White Bowl with Floral Insects

A Chinese blue and white bowl, Wanli period, decorated with flowers and insects, 6 cm high, 12 cm diameter,

Wanli marked Chinese 'Plum' vase in blue and white and…

Blue and White Chinese Plum Horse Vase

Wanli marked Chinese 'Plum' vase in blue and white and decorated with horses and symmetrical pattern to base. Marked to base, height 32 cm

A very large porcelain dragon plate painted in overglaze iron…

Dragon Plate: Majestic Porcelain Artwork

A very large porcelain dragon plate painted in overglaze iron red, an underglaze blue Wanli mark, several slender dragons wriggling around the entire dish, diameter 55 cm

A Chinese blue and white bowl Jiajing/Early Wanli period…

Chinese Blue and White Deer Bowl with Peony Interior

A Chinese blue and white bowl Jiajing/Early Wanli period beautifully painted with a scene of a recumbent deer, birds in flight amidst clouds and lush landscape, the interior decorated with a peony within a double circle, with a mark to the centre of the…

A Chinese blue and white 'Kraak' type bowl Wanli period,…

Wanli blue and white Kraak bowl with grasshopper

A Chinese blue and white 'Kraak' type bowl Wanli period, decorated to the interior center with a grasshopper resting on a rock under a chrysanthemum, the cavetto decorated with ruyi-shaped reserves painted with flowers. Kiln grit sticking to the edges of…

A Chinese blue and white Binh Thuan shipwreck dish Swatow,…

Wanli period Binh Thuan shipwreck dish with phoenix

A Chinese blue and white Binh Thuan shipwreck dish Swatow, Wanli period, decorated to the interior with a phoenix and peonies, the border with five ruyi-shaped reserves containing peonies, 5 cm high, 26 cm diameter.

Two Chinese blue and white Gin bottles Wanli period each of…

Chinese Blue and White Gin Bottles, Wanli Period

Two Chinese blue and white Gin bottles Wanli period each of upright rectangular form surmounted by a narrow ribbed mouth, the sides painted with alternating panels, one depicting flowering chrysanthemum, the other floral panels alternating with scenes of…

Two Chinese late Ming Zhangzhou Swatow blue and white dishes,…

Ming Blue and White Swatow Dishes, 1600-1620

Two Chinese late Ming Zhangzhou Swatow blue and white dishes, Wanli period circa 1600-1620. Diameter of largest 17 cm. Both damaged and repaired. Stand. Provenance: Property of Peter Elder BA (Hons) (ANU), PhD (NTU). Collected around the 1970s

A pair Wanli style famille verte porcelain vases c.1900 Gu…

Wanli-style Famille Verte Porcelain Vases (Pair)

A pair Wanli style famille verte porcelain vases c.1900 Gu shape bearing Wanli mark to base, height 31.5 cm (inc. stand)

A Chinese large blue and white porcelain jar in the WanLi style…

WanLi-style Blue and White Porcelain Jar with Flowering Designs

A Chinese large blue and white porcelain jar in the WanLi style with painted flowering designs height 36.5 cm

A thinly potted Chinese blue and white foliate-rimmed plate,…

Chinese Blue and White Deer Plate, Wanli Period

A thinly potted Chinese blue and white foliate-rimmed plate, Wanli period (1573-1620), Decorated in the centre with a deer, a continuous scene around the cavetto, boats and pagodas, birds and flower motifs on the exterior, 20 cm diameter. Provenance:…

A wucai saucer dish mark of Wanli, painted with a central…

Wanli Wucai Saucer Dish with Figure Scene and Mark

A wucai saucer dish mark of Wanli, painted with a central figure scene within a continuous floral meander, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark, 27.8 cm diameter

Chinese Ming Dynasty, Wanli period 'Kraak' porcelain charger,…

Ming Dynasty Kraak Charger with Bird and Peach Motif

Chinese Ming Dynasty, Wanli period 'Kraak' porcelain charger, of circular form, with slightly scalloped edge and sloping sides, the interior decorated with panel featuring birds within pond setting, surrounded by reserves of peach sprigs and precious…

A Chinese large porcelain vase, with pierced walls, baluster…

Ming Dynasty Porcelain Vase with Ho-o Birds

A Chinese large porcelain vase, with pierced walls, baluster shape, decorated in polychrome with ho-o birds to the body and further with diaper panels, stiff leaf borders and cloud pattern to the pan mouth; lion mask handles issue from the neck. Ming…

A Chinese porcelain squat circular vase, decorated in iron-red…

Iron-red and Copper-green Chinese Porcelain Vase with Qilin

A Chinese porcelain squat circular vase, decorated in iron-red and copper-green enamels with qilin and fiery clouds, the shoulder decorated with a cruciform motif pattern and Precious Objects. Wanli ten-character mark in underglaze blue within a double…

A blue and white vase, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, the…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Vase and Bowls

A blue and white vase, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, the pear-shaped body tapering to a tall narrow neck, painted in deep cobalt blue with alternating panels of leaping horses and flowering plants divided by narrow bands, the neck with chased metal mount,…

Two various Chinese antique dishes, including Wanli period(11…

Chinese Antique Dishes with Character Marks

Two various Chinese antique dishes, including Wanli period(11 cm diam,) and tiangi (14 cm diam), each with character marks to base.

A Chinese blue and white dish, Wanli period, 16th century, with…

16th Century Chinese Blue and White Dish

A Chinese blue and white dish, Wanli period, 16th century, with foliated rim, decorated with a bird standing on a rock platform under a branch of flowers to the interior, enclosed by alternate lappets with flowers and four auspicious symbols, 21 cm…

An impressive blue and white 'Three Friends' jar Wanli mark and…

Wanli Blue and White Three Friends Jar

An impressive blue and white 'Three Friends' jar Wanli mark and period, of baluster form, the sides painted in deep cobalt blue with pine, prunus and bamboo rising from the base with birds in flight among trailing clouds above, all between a band of…

Two blue and white bottle vases late Ming dynasty, Wanli period,…

Blue and White Ming Dynasty Bottle Vases Pair

Two blue and white bottle vases late Ming dynasty, Wanli period, (4), almost forming a pair, each of pear-shape tapering to a slender neck, the sides of one painted with panels of different flowering plants, the other with alternating panels of leaping…

A large Ming-style blue and white jar, of ovoid form, painted…

Ming-style blue and white pheasant jar with Wanli mark

A large Ming-style blue and white jar, of ovoid form, painted on the exterior with a continuous scene of pheasants among rockwork and flowering plants, between lappet and vignette diaper borders, the short waisted mouth inscribed in underglaze blue with…

A set of four 'kraak porselein' bowls Ming dynasty, Wanli…

Ming Dynasty Kraak Porcelain Bowls (Set of 4)

A set of four 'kraak porselein' bowls Ming dynasty, Wanli period, (4), each decorated with a central medallion of birds and flowers, or flowers and insects and precious objects, within radiating panels of masks and vignettes, (4), 14.5 cm to 15.5 cm…

A Chinese blue and white Ming style bowl, the bowl of slightly…

Ming Style Blue and White Flower Bowl

A Chinese blue and white Ming style bowl, the bowl of slightly everted form raised on a circular foot rim, decorated with trailing flowers with leaves to the interior and exterior, a flower within concentric blue lines centrally; bearing a Wanli character…

A Chinese dragon covered box. Well potted body raised on four…

Wucai Dragon Box with Wanli Mark

A Chinese dragon covered box. Well potted body raised on four low feet, decorated with confronting dragons contesting flaming pearls in wucai palette, six character Wanli mark to base. 12 x 24 x 15.5 cm

A Chinese blue and white lobed vase decorated with weasels…

Blue and White Weasel Vase, Wanli Period

A Chinese blue and white lobed vase decorated with weasels eating fruit, Wanli Period (1573-1620), 18 cm high

A group of three Chinese blue-and-white bowls and a wucai bowl,…

Chinese Blue-and-White and Wucai Bowls Collection

A group of three Chinese blue-and-white bowls and a wucai bowl, Wanli to Kangxi period various sizes from 10.5 cm to 14.2 cm diam. (4). Provenance: NSW Private Collection. The Wanli blue-and-white bowl: Oriental Ceramics and Other Works of Art, Lawsons's,…

A Chinese blue-and-white 'dragon' bowl, Wanli six-character…

Chinese Dragon Bowl with Daoist Figures and Auspicious Flora

A Chinese blue-and-white 'dragon' bowl, Wanli six-character mark and of the period painted on the underside with six Daoist figures separated by auspicious flora all under a band of decorative patterns, 11.6 cm diam. Provenance: NSW Private Collection.…

A wucai 'dragon' bowl mark of Wanli the rounded sides painted…

Wanli Dragon Wucai Bowl

A wucai 'dragon' bowl mark of Wanli the rounded sides painted on the exterior with two dragons pursuing flaming pearls among scattered clouds and flames, above a band of wave splashed rocks, the interior with a central dragon medallion within double line…

A wucai saucer dish mark of Wanli the interior painted in…

Wanli Wucai Saucer Dish

A wucai saucer dish mark of Wanli the interior painted in coloured enamels and underglaze blue with a central figure scene within a continuous floral meander around the cavetto repeated on the underside between double line borders, the base inscribed in…

Two blue and white dishes, Wanli period each one decorated in…

Wanli Period Blue and White Pagoda Dishes

Two blue and white dishes, Wanli period each one decorated in the centre with pagodas, a crane and lotus flower band around each rim and floral scrolls on the exterior, 24.3 cm diameter and 19 cm diameter (2). Provenance: Norma Lu gallery, Singapore, 1970s

A Chinese blue and white long necked vase, decorated with…

Wanli Period Blue and White Vase with Nature Motifs

A Chinese blue and white long necked vase, decorated with insects, birds and flowers, late 16th century, Wanli Period 41 cm high,17 cm diameter. Provenance: Rajah Watan Bone Collection, Kong of South Sulawesi Rustam, Ujung Pangdang, 1970s

Chinese blue and white bowl decorated with flowers, Wanli…

Floral Blue and White Chinese Bowl

Chinese blue and white bowl decorated with flowers, Wanli six-character underglaze blue seal mark to base. Height 6.4 cm

A blue and white 'dragon and lotus' box and cover mark of Wanli…

Wanli Dragon and Lotus Box and Cover

A blue and white 'dragon and lotus' box and cover mark of Wanli of rectangular form with shallow rounded sides, the slightly raised top painted with two dragons confronted on a flaming pearl among ruyi -shaped clouds above crested waves and rocks, the…

Two blue white kendi Ming dynasty, Wanli period one decorated…

Ming Dynasty Blue White Kendi Pair

Two blue white kendi Ming dynasty, Wanli period one decorated with a figure seated in a lakeside garden; the other with alternating panels of prancing horses and floral sprigs (2), 20.5 cm high; 19 cm high

A Chinese coral-red ground yellow-glaze brush handle, Wanli…

Chinese Coral-Red Brush Handle with Wanli Mark

A Chinese coral-red ground yellow-glaze brush handle, Wanli six-character mark, 17.5 cm high

A Chinese Ming Dynasty Binh Thuan shipwreck dish, circa 1608,…

Ming Dynasty Phoenix Dish

A Chinese Ming Dynasty Binh Thuan shipwreck dish, circa 1608, Wanli period, the Swatow low form bowl with underglaze blue decoration with a double phoenix in a garden setting to the centre, the cavetto embellished with scale like patterns interspersed…

A miniature Wucai vase of compressed form, decorated with…

Miniature Wucai Sons Vase with Wanli Mark

A miniature Wucai vase of compressed form, decorated with welcoming Sons motif, six character Wanli mark to base within blue underglazed double circle, 8 cm tall (small chip repaired to rim)

A Chinese ginger jar decorated with fish and flowers on a green…

Ming Ginger Jar with Fish and Flower Design

A Chinese ginger jar decorated with fish and flowers on a green wave form ground. Wanli (Ming) mark to base. Height 18 cm.

A wucai faceted jar mark of Wanli of stoutly potted baluster…

Wanli Wucai Dragon Jar

A wucai faceted jar mark of Wanli of stoutly potted baluster form, the octagonal sides painted in coloured enamels and underglaze blue with alternate rising and descending dragons in iron-red, yellow, blue and green among scattered clouds, all between a…

A wucai 'dragon' bowl mark of Wanli the steeply rounded sides…

Wanli Wucai Dragon Bowl

A wucai 'dragon' bowl mark of Wanli the steeply rounded sides with lipped rim springing from a short tapered foot, the interior with a central medallion of a phoenix in underglaze blue, the exterior painted in underglaze blue, yellow and green enamels and…

A blue and white jar, Ming dynasty Wanli period the sides…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Bird and Flower Jar

A blue and white jar, Ming dynasty Wanli period the sides painted with birds in flight and perched among flowering peony, chrysanthemum and lingzhi fungus, below a sprig and diaper band around the shoulders 16 cm high