† A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE WUCAI 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' GARLIC-HEAD VASES
£25,000 - £30,000
† A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE WUCAI 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' GARLIC-HEAD VASES
TRANSITIONAL C.1640
The bodies of compressed bulbous form supported on short feet below tall narrowing necks and ‘garlic-head’ shaped mouths, each painted to one side with rockwork and flowering magnolia branches against a blue ground, the other side painted with two birds in green, yellow and underglaze blue in flight above rockwork against an iron-red diaper ground, the necks and mouths similarly decorated with flowers, including lotus and peony, with bands of iron-red scrolls and single and double lines in underglaze blue, 34cm. (2)
Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures in the Palace Museum, vol. 38, p.123 for a related example, see also the Metropolitan Museum of Art accession no.19.28.1 for a similar vase with peonies and chrysanthemums.
明末清初 五彩花鳥紋蒜頭瓶 一對