A WUCAI ‘GALLOPING HORSES’ JAR AND COVER, SHUNZHI PERIODChina, 1644-1661. Of baluster form, the broad shoulders tapering to a flat base, surmounted by a slender cylindrical neck and domed cover, brightly painted in underglaze blue and enamels, with an overall pattern of four horses galloping above tall mountain peaks and amidst various auspicious emblems, all reserved on a dense ground of swirling iron-red waves capped with green froth and dotted with plum blossoms, the neck with a geometric border, the cover with a similar design framed by swirls.Provenance: British trade. By reputed acquired from a private estate in London.Condition: Good overall condition with extensive old wear, small chips to the cover’s rim, glaze flakes, a hairline to the rim, and manufacturing flaws including fritting, pitting, firing cracks, dark spots, and kiln grit – all as expected from 17th-century Wucai wares.Weight: 4,380 g (excl. base) and 5,020 g (incl. base)Dimensions: Height 40 cm (excl. base) and 45.3 cm (incl. base)With a fitted circular wood base dating to the late Qing dynasty. (2)Literatureparison:Similar examples of this type are illustrated in E.W. Van Orsoy de Flines, Guide to the Ceramic Collection, Museum Pusat Djakarta, 1969, pl. 60, no. 1816, and A. Du Boulay, Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, New Jersey, 1984, p. 194, nos. 5 and 6.Auction resultparison:Type: Near identicalAuction: Sotheby’s New York, 24 March 2021, lot 685Price: GBP 12,600 or approx.EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A wucai 'horse' jar and cover, Qing dynasty, 17th centuryExpert remark:pare the near-identical form, design, and glaze. Note the near-identical size (39.3 cm).Auction resultparison:Type: Near identicalAuction: London, 11 November 2010, lot 372Price: GBP 4,560 or approx.EUR 7,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A wucai baluster jar and cover, ShunzhiExpert remark:pare the near-identical form, design, and glaze. Note the slightly smaller size (36.8 cm).順治五彩奔馬將軍罐中國，1644-1661年。罐身為直口，豐肩，斂腹，附寶珠頂高圓蓋。罐身鐵紅釉旋渦狀紋理為地，五彩描繪山間四匹奔騰駿馬，四周點綴吉祥圖案，點綴著梅花，頸部有蕉葉紋。