Lot 32: Covered Box with Polychrome Cloud and Dragon Design 五彩云龙纹捧盒

来源：于八十年代购自马来西亚收藏家
Provenance: Acquired from a collector in Malaysia in the 1980s

Diameter 口径 27.5 cm Height 高 15.5 cm Foot Diameter 足径 21 cm

Estimate 估价: SGD 380,000 – SGD 480,000
Starting Price 起拍价: SGD 230,000

盒呈扁圆形，子母口，浅圈足。通体以青花五彩装饰，盒盖顶面绘红蓝双龙戏珠纹，龙纹矫健灵动，周围衬以火焰纹与祥云纹；器身外壁环绕黄、绿、红、蓝四色行龙，间饰火焰纹，整体纹样繁密华丽，色彩浓艳。口沿与盖身边缘以五彩卷草纹为饰，层次丰富。底部以青花双圈内书“大明嘉靖年制”六字楷书款，字体端正，为典型嘉靖官窑款识。

The box is of compressed circular form, with a fitted inner-and-outer rim and a shallow ring foot. It is decorated throughout in underglaze blue and wucai enamels. The top of the cover is painted with a pair of red and blue dragons contesting a flaming pearl, the dragons rendered with vigorous, animated movement and surrounded by flame and auspicious-cloud motifs. Around the exterior of the body are striding dragons in yellow, green, red and blue, interspersed with flame motifs. The overall design is dense and sumptuous, with rich, vivid colours.

The rims of the mouth and cover are decorated with wucai scrolling foliage, creating a layered ornamental effect. The base is inscribed in underglaze blue, within double circles, with the six-character mark in regular script: “Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi” — “Made in the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming dynasty.” The neat, upright calligraphy is typical of Jiajing imperial kiln marks.