Sotheby’s To Offer An Important Wucai ‘Fish’ Jar And Cover
Sotheby’s Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Sale on 11 and 12 September 2012 in New York will include An Important Wucai ‘Fish’ Jar And Cover, Jiajing Mark And Period. Fish Jars and covers from the Jiajing period are among the most remarkable imperial porcelain creations of the Ming Dynasty because of their free-spirited Daoist imagery. Traditional wucai jars are decorated with five colors, which is what the term wucai literally means. This jar however, includes a sixth – the rich orange that has been used on the body of the fish. This piece is consigned by The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore and is being sold to benefit the Asian Art acquisitions fund. It is estimated to fetch $500/700,000.