拍品 244
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A Rare Blue and White Square Box
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT CHANG
A Rare Blue and White Square Box

LONGQING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1567-1572)

细节
A Rare Blue and White Square Box
Longqing six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double square and of the period (1567-1572)
Painted in bright inky blue with two five-clawed dragons racing amidst clouds in pursuit of flaming pearls above a border of overlapping petals, the body of each dragon wrapped around the corner to extend around two sides
4 3/8in. (11cm.) square, wood cover, box
展览
An Exhibition of Important Chinese Ceramics from the Robert Chang Collection, Christie's, London, 2-14 June 1993, no. 19.

拍品专文

As the reign of the Longqing emperor was very short, there are few dated or reign-marked examples of porcelain that have survived, or indeed were possibly produced. Square vessels in general are also quite rare. Compare a blue and white square box and cover with a similar Longqing reign mark, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 27-28 April 1997, lot 679.