Brush Rest Brush rest in the shape of five dragons above waves, brush holder of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. The holder has the shape of a semi-elliptical rock wall. Five five-clawed dragons, their heads protruding above rocks and waves, form the rock points, the upper part with a number of holes, the lower part with a band of underglaze blue with a modeled, scalloped line in it. Marked on the bottom with a six-character mark of emperor Wanli in a double rectangle. Ming porcelain in blue and white., anonymous, China, c. 1575 - c. 1599, Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) / Wanli-period (1573

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Brush Rest Brush rest in the shape of five dragons above waves, brush holder of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. The holder has the shape of a semi-elliptical rock wall. Five five-clawed dragons, their heads protruding above rocks and waves, form the rock points, the upper part with a number of holes, the lower part with a band of underglaze blue with a modeled, scalloped line in it. Marked on the bottom with a six-character mark of emperor Wanli in a double rectangle. Ming porcelain in blue and white., anonymous, China, c. 1575 - c. 1599, Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) / Wanli-period (1573-1619), porcelain (material), glaze, cobalt (mineral), vitrification, h cm l cm × w cm

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