Lot 71. A wucai 'Birds and Flowers' sleeve vase, 17th century; 14 ¼ in. (36 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 8,130 - USD 10,840). © Christie's Images Ltd 2018

The tapering cylindrical vase is potted with high-shoulders and a waisted neck. The body is decorated with various birds among flowering prunus and peony branches beside a garden rock. The neck is decorated with further floral sprays below a brown glazed rim. The base is unglazed. 

Note: Compare a similar wucai vase illustrated in Michael Butler, Julia B. Curtis and Stephen Little, Shunzhi Porcelain: Treasures from an Unknown Reign, 1644-1661, Alexandria, VA, 2002, pp. 126-129, no. 22.1, and sold at Christie's New York, 16 March 2015, lot 3547..