A RARE BLUE AND WHITE AND POLYCHROME DECORATED VASE MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD

of square baluster form with a short waisted neck, moulded in high relief and polychrome enamelled to the front face with Gui Xing standing on the head of a 'dragon carp', the reverse with a bird perched on a tree, set to either side with a pair of animal mask handles suspending fixed rings, all within raised borders of underglaze-blue key-fret, foliate and scroll bands, lacquer stand and fitted wood box