A rare Chinese blue and white incense burner six character Wanli mark within a double rectangle...

A rare Chinese blue and white incense burner six character Wanli mark within a double rectangle and of the period 1573-1619, painted with a band of eight five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls above waves, 15.5cm. Cf. Blue and White Ware of the Ming Dynasty, Book IV, col. pl. 9 in the Gu Gong Museum, Beijing; see also Sotheby's 4th November 2009, Lot 68.