Blue and white dragon box and cover, dragon flanked by four flowers on each side, foliage scrolls decorate the domed cover. Width:8cm, Height:9cm, Auction Result Comparison：Comparing with a closely related blue and white rectangular box, also dated to Wanli period and of similar appearance at Christie’s, Hong Kong on 8th October 2020, lot18243, realized price for 187,500HKD. Provenance: Private estate collection from Toshio Nomura. Toshio Nomura (1930-2014) was a Japanese businessman in Kansai area and a private collector. His maternal grandfather, Hisashi Ueno, began working at the Tianjin Concession Consulate in 1913. During his 27 years in China, he collected a large number of Chinese works of art, with a wide range of interests, particularly in porcelain and metal pieces. WALNUT TREE AUCTION HOUSE provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater.