A SMALL WUCAI SLEEVE VASE, CHONGZHEN China, 1627-1644. The vase is of elongated cylindrical form tapering to a waisted neck and finely painted with a continuous narrative scene of an official, his attendant and probably a merchant in an elegant garden beside a crane and craggy rocks, mountains in the background. Provenance: From a British private estate. Condition: Superb condition with some wear and minimal surface scratches as expected on a vase from this period, one minuscule glaze flake to lip, probably from firing. Rare in this fine state of preservation! Weight: 798.3 g Dimensions: Height 25.3 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with an almost identical Vase at Bonham's London in Chinese and Works of Art, 5 November 2012, lot 35, sold for GBP £3,500.- 小五彩棒槌瓶，崇禎 中國，1627-1644。瓶身細長，短頸，五彩描繪官員游園場景。 來源：英國私人遺產 品相： 品相極好，一些磨損，表面輕微劃痕，瓶口部有一小道釉面開片，可能是燒製時產生的。極爲稀有。 重量：798.3 克 尺寸：高 25.3 厘米 拍賣歷史：幾乎一模一樣的五彩棒槌瓶曾在2012年11月5日倫敦邦翰思中國文物拍賣場，拍號35，成交價GBP £3,500.-