Description:
Wucai Covered Jar, China, 17th century or later, baluster form, painted with foo lions prancing amidst dense scrolling foliage and peony blossoms, the domed cover with similar decorations, base unglazed and unmarked, ht. 14 in.
Provenance: Acquired in 1963 from Frank Caro Chinese Art, New York, to the present owner by family descent. Original receipt available.
Note: Christie's New York, Sale 2404, Lot 2, January 2011.
Estimate $500-700
age wear, minor chips along the rims, repairs, surface wear, minor hairlines, cover possibly not original to jar (but likely dated to the same period),with damage to cover (broken piece retained)
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