Lot Essay
The two poetic lines describe a scene from a story featuring Chang E, the goddess of the moon.
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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION
JARRE COUVERTE EN PORCELAINE WUCAI
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE
Details
JARRE COUVERTE EN PORCELAINE WUCAI
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE
The exterior of the jar is decorated with a lady and her three attendants in a garden setting, next to four scholars depicted below a two-line poetic inscription. The top of the cover is decorated with two boys at play.
14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) high overall
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE
The exterior of the jar is decorated with a lady and her three attendants in a garden setting, next to four scholars depicted below a two-line poetic inscription. The top of the cover is decorated with two boys at play.
14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) high overall
Provenance
From an old Amsterdam collection and thence by descent.
Further details
A WUCAI INSCRIBED JAR AND A COVER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
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Fiona Braslau