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182 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

PROPERTY OF A PALM BEACH COLLECTOR A WUCAI BEAKER VASE
QING DYNASTY, SHUNZHI PERIOD
A YELLOW-GLAZED JAR
KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD modeled after the archaic gu form, the aring upper register
painted with gures o ering tribute to an o cial amidst a
the ovoid body rising from a tapered foot to a short neck with garden setting below a band of cracked-ice pattern encircling
a lipped rim, covered overall in a mustard-yellow glaze pooling the mouth, the blooms borne on lea ng stems, the lower
at the shoulder and neck, the white base with a six-character section with fruiting sprigs of peaches and pomegranates
reign mark in underglaze blue Height 15¾ in., 40 cm
Height 8¾ in., 22.1 cm PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE Bluett and Sons, London (according to label).
Acquired by the father of the present owner prior to 1940. Collection of Gino Soldi (1880-1958), Florence, Italy, and
$ 3,000-5,000 thence by descent.
$ 8,000-12,000
1940
Bluett and Sons
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A WUCAI ‘FOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS’ JAR
QING DYNASTY, SHUNZHI / EARLY KANGXI
DYNASTY

of ovoid form, rising from a slightly splayed foot to a short
cylindrical neck, nely painted in underglaze blue and
enamels with gatherings of scholars engaged in the ‘four
accomplishments’, playing the qin, playing a game of weiqi,
painting and calligraphy, with a dotted border at the foot and
bamboo and oral sprays at the neck
Height 5⅞ in., 15 cm
$ 5,000-7,000