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Rectangular Brush Tray (Bichuan) with Dragon-and-Phoenix Decor

Rectangular Brush Tray (Bichuan) with Dragon-and-Phoenix Decor

Chinese

Enameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double rectangle on the base

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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