A LARGE CHINESE WUCAI GU

TRANSITIONAL C.1640

Painted in coloured enamels with King Wen of the Zhou State and his attendants in a wooded rocky landscape meeting Jiang Ziya fishing, all below a band of cracked-ice, with sprays of peony, chrysanthemum and lotus to the central bulbous section, the spreading foot decorated with pomegranates and peaches, with further floral designs to the rim interior, 54cm.

Provenance: an English private collection, Berkshire.

Cf. Sotheby's New York, 15th March 2017, lot 691 for a similar vase.