THREE WUCAI VESSELS, 17TH CENTURY

The first, a bowl, is decorated with Buddhist lions alternating with brocade balls, the base with a six-character hall mark, zhong you mei yu ya zhi (elegantly made like beautiful jade possessed of loyalty) in underglaze blue; the second, a small baluster jar, is decorated with Buddhist lions amidst blossoming floral scrolls; the third, a compressed jar, is decorated with floral blossoms between vertical bands on a diaper ground.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam.; 61⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) high; 53⁄4 in. (14.5 cm.) high