A PAIR OF WUCAI 'HUNDRED BOYS' JARS AND COVERS 17TH CENTURY |

each of baluster form rising from a flat base to a slightly waisted neck, one jar decorated with children engaged in playful activities including playing weiqi and the qin, lighting firecrackers, impersonating officials, and riding a wooden horse, the other depicting children enjoying paintings, playing hide and seek, and impersonating opera singers, both below borders of 'cracked ice', further boys to the neck, each of the domed covers similarly painted and surmounted by a lotus bud finial (4)

Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2nd December, 1996.

One jar with two oversprayed hairline cracks from the rim (longest approx. 28 cm) and a star crack to the body. The other jar with a restored long hairline crack from the rim, small star cracks to the interior, and minor frits and chips to the rim. Both with minor expected wear to the enamel and minor firing imperfections. One cover is in good condition. The other may be a later associated cover and has a long hairline crack and small chips and frits to the rim.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.