AN INSCRIBED WUCAI JAR AND A COVER, QING DYNASTY, SHUNZHI / KANGXI PERIOD

AN INSCRIBED WUCAI JAR AND A COVER

QING DYNASTY, SHUNZHI / KANGXI PERIOD

清順治 / 康熙 五彩人物故事圖罐配蓋

of baluster form, rising from a flared base to a broad shouldered body, waisted neck and a slightly lipped rim, painted in bright enamels with Chang'e and attendants in a moon pavilion, gazing out at male courtiers greeting her in a cluster of swirling clouds, inscribed with a couplet excerpt from a Song dynasty poem, with a cover painted with frolicking boys (2)

Height 14½ in., 37 cm