A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Figure' Gu Vase, Transitional Period, 17th Century
明末清初青花人物故事圖觚

Transitional Period, 17th Century

The vase is well painted with a scene of a scholar conversing with a general, with an attendant standing behind carrying a tray full of fruits, and another attendant caring for a horse to the side. The center section is decorated with cranes enclosed by ruyi clouds above pendant leaf tips on the lower body.

Height 16 5/8 in., 42.2 cm.

Provenance:

Property from a Midwestern collection, acquired by 1961, thence by descent.

來源：

中西部私人收藏，購於1961年之前。

Overall good visual condition, the rim is slightly polished, with scattered dark specks, with a tiny flake to the upper rim, and a few tiny glaze peels to the exterior of the upper rim, firing imperfection and abrasions to the underside. Under UV light no repairs or restorations were seen.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Figure' Gu Vase, Transitional Period, 17th Century 明末清初 青花人物故事圖觚

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A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Figure' Gu Vase, Transitional Period, 17th Century
明末清初青花人物故事圖觚