• Dimension: Height: 8 1/4 in (21.0 cm) Diameter: 2 1/4 in (5.7 cm)
• Estimate From: $2500
• Estimate To: $3500

Elongated pear shape with flat bottom and flared neck, the convex top decorated with floral motifs, the body depicting two dragons interspersed with flaming pearls in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel of iron red and green, three double-line bands in underglaze blue around the neck and mouth, a geometric band in iron red along the bottom, Wanli mark along top neck. Late Ming Dynasty period.

文具瓷是明代官窯中的特殊門類，其中瓷質毛筆筆管形狀各異，以五彩、青花兩種較為常見。此件筆桿以白釉為地，以紅、黃、綠彩及青花繪畫雲龍紋裝飾，為明代五彩文房用具中的珍品。筆管上部繪祥雲紋，為萬曆時期特有的雲紋畫法，中間豎著繪畫出兩條雲龍紋穿梭於火雲之中，雲龍造型古拙，為嘉靖、萬曆時期特有之風格。筆管下端飾福海壽山紋，筆端書青花“大明萬曆年制”六子楷書橫款。本品所飾之彩色澤鮮妍，華麗凝重，塗施勻淨厚潤，益見滄桑猶存的厚重感。