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A SMALL WUCAI ‘SCHOLARS’ JAR,
AN ASSOCIATED PAIR OF WUCAI ‘BOYS’ A WUCAI BEAKER VASE, GU Shunzhi
JARS Shunzhi, circa 1660 Painted with a gentleman scholar flanked by
17th century The cylindrical vase finely painted with two attendants, one carrying a qin wrapped in
Each painted with a continuous scene of boys ladies at leisure in a terraced garden, the cloth, the other offering a vase, in a landscape
at play in a rocky landscape, wearing long- slightly bulging mid-section with floral sprays of bamboo, plantain and rockwork beneath
sleeved billowing tunics. amongst rockwork, the gently flaring foot with stylised, wispy clouds.
16cm (6.1/4in) and 15.2cm (6in) high. (2). further sprigs. 41.5cm (16 1/4in) high 17.2cm (6.3/4in) high.
£800 - 1,200 £1,500 - 2,000 £800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000 CNY14,000 - 18,000 CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000 HK$16,000 - 22,000 HK$8,800 - 13,000
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