Lot 61. A rare wucai double-gourd ewer and cover, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620). Height 6 5/8  in., 16.8 cm. Estimate $8,000–12,000. Lot sold 12,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

painted in underglaze blue and enamels, the lower bulb with cockerels and birds in a garden landscape of flowering peonies growing amidst pierced rockwork, with further birds amidst peonies painted to the upper bulb, divided by a band of keyfret at the waist, the high loop handle and carved spout painted with blossoming vines, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within double circles, with an associated cover, Japanese wood box (4).

Provenance: Christie's London, 13th November 2001, lot 145.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 13 Sep 2017, 10:00 AM