LATE 20TH CENTURY
A LARGE CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE WITH AN OVOID BODY, TAPERED SHOULDER, AND SHORT FLARED RIM, DECORATED IN THE WUCAI PALETTE WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OVERGLAZE ENAMELS. THE MAIN NARRATIVE BAND DEPICTS VARIOUS COURTIERS AND COURT LADIES IN AN OUTDOOR LANDSCAPE CONTEXT, FITTED WITH WILLOW TREES, BANANA LEAVES, CLOUDS, STYLIZED ROCKWORK, AND AN ARCHITECTURAL PAVILION. THE SHOULDER COMPONENT IS PAINTED WITH INDIVIDUAL FLORAL SPRAYS IN YELLOW AND RED, SEPARATED FROM THE NECK BY A DECORATIVE SCROLL BAND. THE NECK ITSELF IS ADORNED WITH A MULTICOLOR TRIANGULAR LAPPET REGISTER. THE LOWER FOOT IS RINGED WITH MULTICOLOR GEOMETRIC LAPPET BLOCKS. THE UNDERSIDE BASE FEATURES AN APOCRYPHAL BLUE UNDERGLAZE SIX-CHARACTER CHENGHUA REIGN MARK ENCLOSED WITHIN A DOUBLE RING BORDER.
MEASURES APPROX. 13″ TALL AND 3.25″ IN RIM DIAMETER