A WUCAI DOUBLE-GOURD EWER AND COVER Xuande four-character mark, Shunzhi Elegantly potted of classic double-gourd form, with a full, rounded lower lobe rising to a smaller curving upper lobe, applied with an S-shaped spout attached to the shoulder with a scroll-shaped stretcher, opposite a handle, painted with morning glory and chrysanthemums on the lower bulb, the upper section with peonies and lingzhi fungus, the domed cover surmounted by a spherical finial and similarly decorated. 17.5cm (6 7/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清順治 青花五彩花卉紋葫蘆式執壺 青花「宣德年製」楷書款 Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 2 April 1998, lot 533 Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, on 6 June 2008 (label and collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M.White, Drinking at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Whites' House collection, vol.2, n.p, 2021, p.49 來源：佳士得南肯辛頓，1998年4月2日，拍品533號 獲得于倫敦古董商 R & G McPherson Antiques，2008年6月6日（標簽和藏家筆記） 著錄：M.White，《Drinking at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Whites' House collection》，第2冊，無出版地，2021年，第49頁 The present lot is made in the shape of a double gourd (葫蘆 hulu), which is a homophone for 'fortune and emolument' (福祿 fulu), and thus an auspicious emblem traditionally associated with prosperity, official success, and longevity. It is a favoured motif in Chinese works of art intended to convey blessings and good fortune. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing