A BLUE AND WHITE JAR MARK AND PERIOD OF WANLI |

of ovoid form, painted with a continuous lingzhi scroll with each of the eight fungi supporting a Precious Object (babao), between a border of classic scroll around the bottom and a diaper band below the short collar, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle, wood stand

There is a faint hairline crack along approx 1/4 of the neck and an approx. 1.5 cm star crack to the exterior. There are also expected firing imperfections, including fritting with associate flakes to the rim.
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