A wucai 'hundred boys' jar, Qing dynasty, Shunzhi period | 清順治 五彩百子圖罐

A wucai 'hundred boys' jar

Qing dynasty, Shunzhi period

清順治 五彩百子圖罐

the baluster body surmounted by a straight neck and subtly lipped rim, vibrantly painted with a continuous scene of boys playing in a balustraded garden, the children engaged in a variety of activities, including the 'Four Scholarly Accomplishments', the shoulder with a 'cracked ice' pattern below a band of further boys and rockwork at the neck

Height 12 ¾ in., 32.3 cm