Dimensions: 3-1/2" H x 9-3/8" W

Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Wanli Wucai dragon porcelain lidded box. Stoutly potted Chinese porcelain unto a slightly flattened rectangle round box, with wide cavetto, correspondence dome lid, raised from rectangle round sides over a wide cavetto Inner flange circumscribed around the containers lip allows for a perfect fitment of the covering with gilt thick rings lines on the each rim. All reserved and carved by craftsman are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the Wucai design color. Wucai or five-color shades and tones, brightly painted in Wucai design, Opaque colors around the exterior, between the filling motif decorated in colorful motif. The dome lid, The foot base rim, and exterior side adorned with two snarling huge imperial five claws dragon careening through cumulus clouds, vapor above thrashing Li-Shui waves in a red and blue color dragon squama rounded the rectangles medallion to chasing flaming pearl amidst flames, enclosed with double fine blue rings lines. Dragon is the symbol of the Emperor, the Son of Heaven, eternity, Yang and Yin, male vigor and fecundity, the Li-Shui wave pattern which is known to be the abode of dragons. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design. The foot rim reveals the cut edges during the making process, and the base left unglazed with grayish creme-brown ground and dark spots of firing marks. 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 vertical six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, Wanli Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition.
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