A fine large wucai baluster jar and domed cover
Shunzhi
Brightly and boldly enamelled on one side in shades of green, turquoise, yellow and aubergine with a dignitary and four ladies seated around a games table in the cabin of a pleasure punt, a steersman at one end and a kneeling attendant preparing a hot drink in the prow, the background with two elegant ladies observing them from the terrace of a pavilion beside a willow cluster, the domed cover with upright floral shrubs.
53cm (21in) high (2).
Brightly and boldly enamelled on one side in shades of green, turquoise, yellow and aubergine with a dignitary and four ladies seated around a games table in the cabin of a pleasure punt, a steersman at one end and a kneeling attendant preparing a hot drink in the prow, the background with two elegant ladies observing them from the terrace of a pavilion beside a willow cluster, the domed cover with upright floral shrubs.
53cm (21in) high (2).
Sold for
£21,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: at one time handled by Hancock, the distinguished Chinese art dealer, at 37 Bury Street, London, no.848 according to a label inside the cover
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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