A WUCAI ‘LADY WITH BOYS’ VASE, MEIPING, 17TH CENTURY
China. The baluster body supported on a short foot and rising to a waisted neck with everted lipped rim, finely painted to the exterior in shades of iron-red, green, yellow, aubergine, and underglaze cobalt-blue to depict an elegantly robed lady holding up a flower in one hand surrounded by playful boys standing in dynamic poses, one holding up an elaborate headdress all within a fenced garden amid rockwork and grasses, the back with a tall palm tree partly obscured by a pierced lingbi stone, the background with tall mountains emerging from swirling clouds, all below leafy fruit sprays and rockwork to the neck and framed by line borders.


Provenance:
London trade.

Condition:
Superb condition with only minor old wear, expected manufacturing flaws, and a small chip to the foot.

Weight: 694.9 g
Dimensions: Height 18.2 cm

Covered overall in a transparent glaze save for the unglazed base revealing the ivory-white ware with distinct spiral pottery lines.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 7 November 2012, lot 550
Price: GBP 3,750 or approx.
EUR 6,700
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese wucai vase, meiping, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, albeit slightly more pronounced than on the present lot, and wucai decoration depicting a similar garden scene with mountain peaks emerging from swirling clouds in the background. Note the size (22.5 cm).




十七世紀五彩嬰戲圖梅瓶

梅瓶小口，短頸，豐肩，瘦底，圈足。外壁以礬紅、綠、黃、紫、青花等色彩繪園中婦人一隻手拿著一朵花，與孩童們戲耍的情景，其中一個舉著精緻的頭飾。周圍是假山花草，後面有一棵高大的芭蕉樹。


來源：
倫敦古玩交易。

品相：
狀況極佳，只有輕微磨損、足部的小缺口。

重量：694.9 克
尺寸：高 18.2 厘米


拍賣比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2012年11月7，lot 550
價格：GBP 3,750（相當今日
EUR 6,700
）
描述：十七世紀五彩梅瓶
專家註釋：比較非常相近的外形、五彩裝飾，以及相似的花園景致。請注意 尺寸 (22.5 厘米)。