A Chinese polychrome-enameled "Boys" jar, Ming dynasty 五彩嬰戲罐

A Chinese polychrome-enameled "Boys" jar, Ming dynasty 五彩嬰戲罐 明

The globular body decorated with a group of boys at play, surrounded by greenery and rockwork, shoulder decorated with lotus cartouches against a diaper ground; later wood cover and stand.
H: 7 ¾ in. (jar)

Provenance

Acquired by the current owner's parents in 1930s to 1960s
Thence by descent

現藏家高堂入藏於1930至1960年間
家族內傳承

Footnotes

Compare the present lot with the jar in the collection of the V & A Museum, London, dated to 1522-1566, accession #C.225-1921