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A WUCAI ‘COURT OFFICIALS’ A WUCAI ‘BIRDS AND FLOWERS’ A RARE WUCAI ‘BOYS’ INCENSE
BALUSTER JAR BALUSTER JAR AND A COVER BURNER AND JAPANESE SILVER
Shunzhi Mid-17th century COVER
The exterior finely painted in underglaze- The elegantly potted jar finely enamelled The porcelain 17th century, the cover Meiji
blue and enamelled in red, turquoise, yellow, with short-tailed birds flying amongst peony Period
green and aubergine with a court scene with and chrysanthemum sprays issuing from The cylindrical cup with an integral saucer
three smiling officials with their attendants rockwork, the shoulder and vertical neck with base, enamelled in iron-red, green and
observing two lantern bearers in a terraced bands of T-fret, diaper and stylised flames, yellow with diaper patterns, cartouches and
garden, with a court lady peaking from all reserved on a cell diaper ground, together floral motifs, flanked with two boy servants
behind a screen. 33cm (13in) high with a matched wucai lid, 17th century. moulded in the round, facing outwards and
The jar: 29cm (11 3/8in) high (2). holding ring handles as if supporting the
£4,000 - 6,000 vessel, the pierced silver cover with clouds
HK$41,000 - 62,000 £3,000 - 5,000 and inscribed 10.3cm (4in) wide (2).
CNY35,000 - 53,000 HK$31,000 - 52,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000

The cover of the present lot is inscribed 橘
香堂造 which may be translated as ‘Made
for the Pavilion of Orange Incense’ and
may relate to a late 19th century Japanese
pastry shop based in Kurashiki in Okayama
province.

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