A WUCAI 'HUNDRED BOYS' JAR QING DYNASTY, SHUNZHI PERIOD |

the baluster body surmounted by a straight neck and subtly lipped rim, vibrantly painted with a continuous scene of playful boys within a balustraded garden, 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, the base unglazed

Acquired between 1960s-1980s, and thence by descent.

A vertical body crack measuring apprx. 11 cm, a horizontal crack at the neck apprx. 11 cm long, a rim crack measuring apprx. 4.5 cm and a minute associated chip, and a horizontal crack across the base. The rim has been very lightly polished, and with minor frits. Overall with expected wear and minor firing imperfections.
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