Dimensions: 6-7/8" H x 10-3/8" W

Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, WanLi hexagonal box. Stoutly potted Chinese porcelain unto a hexagonal round box, with wide cavetto, correspondence dome lid, raised from hexagonal round sides over a wide cavetto Inner flange circumscribed around the containers lip allows for a perfect fitment of the covering with single blue thick rings lines on the each rim. The exterior decorated with hand-painting in cobalt blue underglazed, depicted of flying phoenix with snarling huge imperial five claws dragon careening through cumulus clouds to chasing flaming pearl amidst flames and vapors. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. Mark on under base, a six under glazed blue script characters reign mark, WanLi Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition.
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