.jpg?w=1)
PROPERTY FROM A SOUTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
A LARGE WELL-PAINTED WUCAI BEAKER VASE
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1650
Details
A LARGE WELL-PAINTED WUCAI BEAKER VASE
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1650
Of gu form, with a band of 'cracked ice' pattern at the rim above a scene set on an elaborate terrace with three kneeling figures presenting offerings to an immortal clad in armor seated on a throne draped with a tiger skin, his guard with the face of a monkey to his side, the center and lower sections painted with various blossoming branches, including camellia and crab apple, amidst rockwork
21¼ in. (53.8 cm.) high
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1650
Of gu form, with a band of 'cracked ice' pattern at the rim above a scene set on an elaborate terrace with three kneeling figures presenting offerings to an immortal clad in armor seated on a throne draped with a tiger skin, his guard with the face of a monkey to his side, the center and lower sections painted with various blossoming branches, including camellia and crab apple, amidst rockwork
21¼ in. (53.8 cm.) high