Chinese Ming Dynasty WanLi Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Inkstone box. Potted unto a slightly flattened rectangle ink stone, with rounded on each corner, correspondence rectangle lid with inner flange circumscribed around the containers lip allows for a perfect fitment on the each rim, raised on four short elephant legs. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white base color which contrast against blue fine color, depicted of imperial five claws dragon flying careening through cumulus clouds above thrashing Li-shui waves. The glaze has smooth texture and moisturizing, glossy quality. Which attracting unceasingly admiration. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six under glazed blue script characters reign mark. Made in The Years WanLi Reign Period of The Great Ming Dynasty. Dimensions Height: 12 cm, Length: 24.5 cm, Width: 15 cm Medium Porcelain Date Ming Dynasty Condition Report In EXCELLENT condition over all. All lots are sold as is and where is. Lauren Galleries provides condition reports upon request to aide in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales are final, Lauren Galleries does not give refunds based on condition. Lauren Galleries does not perform any shipping or packing services. We do have a list of suggested shippers who gladly provide quotes prior to your bidding. Please visit our webpage for a list of recommended shippers.