A WUCAI WALL VASE MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD

of globular form supported on a splayed foot with a flat back, painted in underglaze-blue, iron-red, green and yellow enamels with a pair of confronted cockerels amongst prunus and peony sprays issuing from pierced rockwork, with birds in flight above amongst stylized clouds, between ruyi-head bands around the neck and a foliate scroll band around the base

The neck has been reduced, there are minor loss to the enamels and a firing crack to the base.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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This is the lower section of a double-gourd wall vase. There is a complete example in the collection of Museum of East Asian Art, Köln, Meisterwerke Aus China, Korea und Japan, Museum Für Ostasiatische Kunst der Stadt Köln, Cologne, 1977, no. 45.