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Chinese Green Ground Wucai Vase and Cover

Shunzhi period, mid-17th century

Description

Finely modelled and of elegant form. Decorated with swirling waves, rocky promontories, and Sacred Objects, all boldly painted in vibrant enamels.

Height: 14 ¾ inches (37.5 cm.)
Ex: American Collection (acquired from our gallery over 40 years ago).

Similar examples: the historic collection of Augustus the Strong, now at the Zwinger Museum, Dresden and two aubergine ground examples illustrated and described in
Gorer and Blacker, 1911.

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