Lot 28. A wucai 'ladies' jar and cover, 17th Century; 34.3cm diam. Sold for US$6,400 . © Bonhams 2001-2024

The baluster body boldly painted and enameled with ladies at leisure in a garden bordered by rockwork, in one grouping a seated lady holing a sword and a standing lady admiring a miniature vase, in another grouping a lady holding a jue and another sewing a garment, the associated domed cover with a bud-form finial and painted with grapevines bearing multicolored fruit.

Provenance: Solveig & Anita Gray, London, 1992

Note: For a covered wucai jar of similar form painted with women appreciating antiques in a garden, see an example in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 50.235.1a, b).

Bonhams. THE KRAUSE COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS THREE DECADES OF CONNOISSEURSHIP, Online, Los Angeles, 1 – 11 December 2023