Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 147
A LARGE CHINESE WUCAI GU TRANSITIONAL C.1640 Painted in coloured enamels with King Wen of the...
Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £9000
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Description
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.