A WUCAI 'HORSE' JAR AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY |

of baluster form, the broad shoulders tapering to a flat base, surmounted by a slender cylindrical neck and domed cover, vibrantly enameled with aubergine and yellow horses leaping against a ground of iron-red wave swirls and prunus blossoms, between beribboned auspicious objects and above two mountain peaks, the neck with a series of triangular peaks and a band of iron-red spots, the cover similarly decorated with a pointed knop, the base unglazed (2)  

Vallin Galleries, Wilton, 22nd January 2011.

The rim of the jar with a bruise apprx. 3 cm in length. The rims of the jar and cover, knop, and foot with shallow chips and frits. Overall with losses to the enamels, scattered wear and firing imperfections typical of age and type.
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