A RARE LARGE WUCAI 'GARLIC-HEAD' VASE

A RARE LARGE WUCAI \'GARLIC-HEAD\' VASE

WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)

The vase is heavily potted with a pear-shaped body rising to a cylindrical neck surmounted by a garlic-bulb-form mouth, and is decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red, yellow, green and brown enamels with a pond scene of various fish, crabs and shrimp amidst aquatic plants.

22 3/8 in. (57 cm.) high