Lot 374: A Chinese Wucai Porcelain Square Vase with Multi-Tube...
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A Chinese Wucai Porcelain Square Vase with Multi-Tube Neck, Zhengde Mark.
A Chinese porcelain square-section vase rising from a circular foot to a tapering neck, surmounted by a distinctive multi-spouted tubular mouth. The body is finely decorated in underglaze blue with overglaze enamels in iron-red, green, and yellow, forming scrolling cloud motifs interspersed with roundels containing stylised calligraphic characters. The shoulders and neck are adorned with further bands of polychrome ornament, while the upper section features small applied loop handles and a cluster of tubular apertures arranged around a central opening. The base bears a six-character underglaze blue mark reading Da Ming Zhengde Nian Zhi within a double circle.
H: Approximately 29cm
Provenance: Private collection from a distinguished W London collector.
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