A RARE BLUE AND WHITE CICULAR BOX AND COVER, WANLI MARK AND PERIOD | 明萬曆 青花仙芝托寶紋蓋盒 《大明萬曆年製》款

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE CICULAR BOX AND COVER

WANLI MARK AND PERIOD

明萬曆 青花仙芝托寶紋蓋盒 《大明萬曆年製》款

the shallow domed cover painted in vibrant tones of blue with a central flaming pearl on a lingzhi sprig, encircled by similar sprigs each supporting auspicious emblems, the sides of the box and cover similarly decorated, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue within a double-circle 

Diameter 15.2 cm, 6 in.