A SMALL WUCAI 'LOTUS' JARWanli six-character mark and of the periodVividly enamelled in shades of blue, green and red with a frieze of blossoming lotus borne on leafy tendrils, all between a band of lappets below the neck and above the foot, the rim encircled by a band of scrolling motif.10.5cm (4 1/8in) acrossProvenance: 明萬曆 五彩蓮紋小罐青花「大明萬曆年製」 楷書款Provenance:A Japanese private collectionAn important Asian private collection來源：日本私人收藏重要亞洲私人收藏See a similar example of a Wanliwucai jar from the Saint Louis Art Museum, which was acquired from Yamanaka and Co., New York, in 1919, later sold at Christie's New York, 30 March 2005, lot 340.聖路易斯博物館舊藏一件萬曆蓮紋小罐可資比較，該罐原在1919年購於紐約山中商會，後來售於紐約佳士得，2005年3月30日，拍品340。