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AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND A WUCAI BALUSTER JAR A WUCAI BALUSTER JAR AND COVER
POLYCHROME-ENAMELLED ‘THREE Mid-17th century Mid-17th century
FRIENDS’ BALUSTER VASE The body vibrantly enamelled with roundels The body brightly painted in underglaze-
Ming Dynasty, 16th century and foliate cartouches variously enclosing blue and enamelled in iron red, green and
Decorated with the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ landscape scenes and mythical beasts, all aubergine with waves and rockwork, lozenge
within lappet borders, on a crackle glazed reserved on a cell-diaper, carved hard wood and pearls with ribbons and prunus flowers
ground. cover. 28cm (11in) high (2). all reserved on a whorl-pattern ground, the
23.5cm (9.1/4in) high. lid similarly decorated. 38cm (15in) high (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
£800 - 1,200 HK$16,000 - 21,000 £1,500 - 2,000
HK$8,300 - 12,000 CNY13,000 - 18,000 HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000 CNY13,000 - 18,000

For an example of this group of crackle-
glazed vase with underglaze-blue and
polychrome enamels, see J. Harrison-Hall,
Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, British
Museum Press, 2001, p. 405, no. 12:133.

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