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Covered Circular Box with Dragon-and-Phoenix Decor against a Floral Arabesque

Covered Circular Box with Dragon-and-Phoenix Decor against a Floral Arabesque

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-square set within a "ruyi" cloud-scroll border on the base

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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