A RARE IMPERIAL WUCAI PORCELAIN BRUSH HANDLE Wanli six-character mark and of the period image 1

A RARE IMPERIAL WUCAI PORCELAIN BRUSH HANDLE Wanli six-character mark and of the period image 2

The John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023) Collection of Chinese Art
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)中國藝術品收藏

Lot 7

A RARE IMPERIAL WUCAI PORCELAIN BRUSH HANDLE
Wanli six-character mark and of the period

Fine Chinese Art

16 May 2024, 10:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £19,200 inc. premium

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A RARE IMPERIAL WUCAI PORCELAIN BRUSH HANDLE

Wanli six-character mark and of the period
The long cylindrical porcelain shaft enamelled around the exterior with three boys at play in a garden with various floral sprays, the underglaze blue six-character mark within a rectangular cartouche near the base of the shaft.
The porcelain, 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long.

Footnotes

明萬曆五彩嬰戲圖筆管
青花「大明萬曆年製」楷書款

Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 30 November 2005 (invoice)
John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023), London, collection no.22

Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition 2005, London, p.36, no.31.

來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.，2005年11月30日（據收據）
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)，倫敦，藏品編號22

展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽2005》，倫敦，第36頁，編號31

See a related wucai 'dragon' brush handle with cap, Wanli six-character mark and of the period, illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.2, London, 1994, no.711, later sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 April 2012, lot 34.

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