Lot 71
71
A WUCAI 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' SLEEVE VASE
THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
A WUCAI 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' SLEEVE VASE

17TH CENTURY

Details
A WUCAI 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' SLEEVE VASE
17TH CENTURY
The tapering cylindrical vase is potted with high-shoulders and a waisted neck. The body is decorated with various birds among flowering prunus and peony branches beside a garden rock. The neck is decorated with further floral sprays below a brown glazed rim. The base is unglazed.
14 ¼ in. (36 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Compare a similar wucai vase illustrated in Michael Butler, Julia B. Curtis and Stephen Little, Shunzhi Porcelain: Treasures from an Unknown Reign, 1644-1661, Alexandria, VA, 2002, pp. 126-129, no. 22.1, and sold at Christie's New York, 16 March 2015, lot 3547.

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