California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 9, 2019  March 9, 2019

 Lot # 6199 
A RARE AND LARGE WUCAI 'BOYS' JAR    清 五彩戲嬰紋大罐


  • Dimension: Height: 20 1/4 in (51.4 cm) Diameter of top: 10 1/4 in (26 cm)
  • Estimate From: $3500
  • Estimate To: $5500

The ovoid body surmounted by tapered neck, exterior finely painted with boys engaging in playful activities in an outdoor garden setting with rockworks and pine trees, the shoulder decorated with a frieze of four similarly decorated cartouches against a diaper ground at the shoulder. Qing Dynasty period.


此五彩大罐呈圓柱體,體積龐大,線條由底部往上略微擴張,口部燒製有朱紅色鐵邊,整體造型圓潤大氣。側面主要由一幅五彩小兒嬉戲圖圍繞于白底之上。該圖描繪了傍晚時分,夕陽懸於半空,漫天佈滿彩霞,眾小兒在庭院中,松樹下,假山旁盡情嬉鬧,舞劍,斗蛐蛐,騎木馬,玩法五花八門,各不相同。畫面刻畫的中式庭院景致優美,人物神形各異,畫風細緻逼真。罐子底部繪有一圈五彩蓮花瓣作為裝飾,肩部繁複的中式花紋上點綴著幾處開光景觀,內有石榴花樣。此件拍品約出自明晚期至清早期,保存完好,實數難得一見的收藏佳品。