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A WUCAI ‘IMMORTALS’ JAR
Wanli six-character mark and of the period
The bulbous body, probably the lower section of a
double gourd vase, colorfully enamelled around the
exterior with a continuous scene of Daoist Immortals
carrying vases, fans and gourds issuing wispy clouds
carrying shou characters, all amidst a lush garden
setting with pine trees, bamboos and prunus.
11.5cm (4 1/2in) high.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000

明萬曆 五彩仙人圖小罐
青花「大明萬曆年製」楷書款

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A RARE POLYCHROME ENAMELLED INCENSE
BURNER, GUI
Late Ming Dynasty
Of compressed globular shape, finely enamelled in
tones of red, green, turquoise and yellow around the
exterior with a continuous scene of egrets, kingfishers,
and a pair of mandarin ducks in a lotus pond, flanked
by a pair of mythical-beast-head handles.
16cm (6 1/4in) wide.

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000

明晚期 彩釉簋型香爐

Compare with a related polychrome-enamelled
incense burner, dated 1620, illustrated in Transitional
37 Wares and their Forerunners, Hong Kong, 1981,
p.106, no.53.

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