Lot 872

A VERY RARE WUCAI CRICKET JAR WITH COVER  
Mark and Period of Wanli, Ming Dynasty

Estimate(RMB): 400,000-500,000

Estimate(USD): 58,824-73,530

Selling Price(RMB): 598,000

SIZE: 14.4×14.2cm. Wide×High

PROVENANCE

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20 May 1981, lot.720
Christie's Hong Kong, 20 March 1990, lot.547

LITERATURE

Porcelain of the National Palace Museum, Enamelled Ware of the Ming Dynasty, Book III, Taipei, 1966, p.40, pl.6
Ming and Qing Porcelain on Inspection, Beijing & Hong Kong, 1993, p.146, pl.264
The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Shanghai & Hong Kong, 1999, p.35, pl.32