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Chinese Transitional Wucai Small Jar, Painted with Yellow Buddhistic Lions Against an Iron Red and Green Enamel Against the Blue and White Body of the Jar. Dating Mid-17th Century
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Chinese Transitional Wucai Small Jar, Painted with Yellow Buddhistic Lions Against an Iron Red and Green Enamel Against the Blue and White Body of the Jar. Dating Mid-17th Century

17th century
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For sale, this fine Chinese Transitional Wucai small jar, painted with yellow faced Buddhistic lions with iron red and green enamel against the underglaze blue and white body of the jar. Dating Mid-17th century. Excellent condition with only slight wear to the iron red and a little loss to the yellow, as showing in the pics. The base shows a burnt orange tinging through firing, please see pics. The upright rim unglazed and with a small professionally restored chip to the rim. Size 10.4cm tall and a diameter of 8cm at its widest part. An excellent small example of this type of transitional ware. Price £595.00 inclusive of shipping to within the UK

You can find more items of interest and purchase through our website, using all major credit cards:

please visit: www.oliversargentantiques.com

Physical Dimensions
Height
10.4cm (4.09")
Width
10.4cm (4.09")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Declaration

Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Chinese Wucai Porcelain Jar to the 17th Century.

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SA1128076
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OSA1436
Description
For sale, this fine Chinese Transitional Wucai small jar, painted with yellow faced Buddhistic lions with iron red and green enamel against the underglaze blue and white body of the jar. Dating Mid-17th century.
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Excellent condition with only slight wear to the iron red and a little loss to the yellow, as showing in the pics.
Oliver Sargent Antiques

The base shows a burnt orange tinging through firing, please see pics. The upright rim unglazed and with a small professionally restored chip to the rim. Size 10.4cm tall and a diameter of 8cm at its widest part. An excellent small example of this type of transitional ware. Price £595.00 inclusive of shipping to within the UK

You can find more items of interest and purchase through our website, using all major credit cards:

please visit: www.oliversargentantiques.com

Height
10.4cm (4.09")
Width
10.4cm (4.09")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Date of Manufacture

Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Chinese Wucai Porcelain Jar to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1128076
Dealers Internal Ref
OSA1436
Oliver Sargent Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2013

Specialists in vintage military watches & clocks and antique oriental ceramics & works of art

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Archive I A small 17th-century Chinese Transitional Wucai porcelain jar painted with iron-red, green, and yellow Buddhistic lions amidst foliage on a white background.

Chinese Transitional Wucai Small Jar, Painted with Yellow Buddhistic Lions Against an Iron Red and Green Enamel Against the Blue and White Body of the Jar. Dating Mid-17th Century

Archive II A small 17th-century Chinese Transitional Wucai porcelain jar painted with iron-red, green, and yellow Buddhistic lions amidst foliage on a white background. View II
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A small 17th-century Chinese Transitional Wucai porcelain jar painted with iron-red, green, and yellow Buddhistic lions amidst foliage on a white background.
Chinese Transitional Wucai small jar, painted with yellow Buddhistic lions against an iron red and green enamel against the blue and white body of the jar. Dating Mid-17th century
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A small 17th-century Chinese Transitional Wucai porcelain jar painted with iron-red, green, and yellow Buddhistic lions amidst foliage on a white background.
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Transitional Wucai porcelain refers to Chinese ceramics produced during the mid-17th century, bridging the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The term Wucai translates to five colours, denoting a decorative style that combines underglaze cobalt blue with vivid overglaze enamels such as iron red, green, yellow, and aubergine.

Wucai wares are crafted from high-fired kaolin porcelain clay. Decorative elements are applied in a two-stage process: blue designs are painted directly onto the unbaked clay using cobalt oxide under a clear glaze, after which the piece is high-fired, painted with overglaze vitrifiable enamels, and fired a second time at a lower temperature.

Authentic Transitional pieces typically exhibit dynamic, expressive hand-brushwork, a unglazed flat or stepped base showing fine white porcelain paste, and distinctive iron-red and translucent green enamels. The underglaze blue often displays a violet tone, and slight firing imperfections or glaze wear are common features of the era.

A Wucai porcelain jar serves as a striking focal point when set on a modern bookshelf, mantelpiece, or dark timber sideboard. Pairing the polychrome palette against neutral walls or alongside clean minimalist decorative objects highlights its intricate historical detailing.

Clean antique enamel porcelain gently using lukewarm water and a soft microfibre cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners, chemicals, or soaking, as overglaze enamels can suffer from degradation or flaking if subjected to harsh treatments or temperature extremes.
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