A BLUE AND WHITE OPENWORK 'BAJIXIANG' STANDWanli six-character mark and of the period The flat rounded base with blossom and wave motif to the exterior and floral sprays to the upper surface, supporting an openwork gallery of five ruyi pendants, decorated with birds amongst fruiting, leafy branches, a waisted band with scrolling peony stems below the rounded rim with beribboned Buddhist emblems, the base and interior rim unglazed. 27.2cm (10 3/4in) wide across the base A similar stand was included in the exhibition 'The Fame of Flame. Imperial Wares of the Jiajing and Wanli Periods', University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2009, cat. no. 103.