Bidspirit auction | A large Chinese blue and

A large Chinese blue and white 'Mythical Animals' garlic-mouth vase, marked Wanli and of the period, H 56 cm - A large Chinese blue and white 'Mythical Animals' garlic-mouth vase, marked Wanli and of the period, H 56 cm A large Chinese blue and white 'Mythical Animals' garlic-mouth vase, the robustly potted vessel rising to a garlic-shaped mouth, the body painted with mythical animals in lively motion amidst scrolling foliage carrying lotus buds, framed by a stylised ruyi band at the foot, the neck with further leafy scrolls below the bulbous mouth, the top inscribed with a Wanli mark and of the period, H 56 cm