A TRANSITIONAL WUCAI BALUSTER ‘LADY AND BOYS’ VASE, 17TH CENTURYWhite glazed porcelain with underglaze blue decoration. Multi-colored enamels in Wucai palette over the glaze, nice carved wooden baseChina, mid-17th centuryThe body of broad baluster shape with flared neck and tapered foot. Finely painted with a continuous scene of an elegantly attired lady watching over small boys at play in a grand garden setting, A large Daihu rock is partly covered in clouds, a motif that is vividly painted in iron-red stretching along one vertical area of the vase. A thin dotted border at the shoulder, below a waisted neck painted with peony sprays issuing from blue rockwork. A double circle is running along the base part and on the bottom is a small glazed area in the center of the otherwise unglazed material. This vase comes together with a pretty carved wooden base showing ruyi shapes. Shape: Broad baluster shapeDimensions: 16.8 cm Weight: 873 grams (without the base)Updated Condition: Very good condition with minor signs of age and wear Provenance: from the estate of an America gentleman who worked in China for the UN shortly after WW2十七世紀五彩嬰戯圖罐白釉瓷,青花釉下彩,五彩色盤中的多種釉上彩,木雕底座中國,十七世紀中期造型:罐尺寸:16.8 厘米 重量:873 克 (不含底座)品相:極好,只有輕微年代與使用痕跡 來源:來自一位美國紳士遺產,他曾在戰後為聯合國在中國工作過