A blue and white `figural` vase, Yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty元 青花人物故事圖玉壺春瓶the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a slender waisted neck flaring at the rim, painted with a continuous scene of two figures standing in a broad central landscape frieze between cash coin and diaper bands, all between broad lappet bands around the shoulder and foot, the neck encircled by upright plantain leaves above a keyfret band, the interior rim with a classic scrollHeight 28 cm, 11 in.品相: Some general wear and scratches to the surface overall. Some firing imperfections including a crack and a chip to the foot, as well as firing cracks to the base with two associated hairlines (the longer ca. 3 cm). The glaze is slightly inconsistent.器面通體有磨痕、劃痕。有少許窰燒微瑕，如足部窰裂及一磕，及底部窰沖連帶兩毛細沖線，長者約3公分。釉面輕微不匀。"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby`s is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."我們很高興為您提供上述拍品狀況報告。由於敝公司非專業修復人員，在此敦促您向其他專業修復人員索取諮詢，以獲得更詳盡、專業之報告。 準買家應該檢查每款拍品以確認其狀況，蘇富比所作的任何陳述均為專業主觀看法而非事實陳述。準買家應參考有關該拍賣的重要通知（見圖錄）。 雖然本狀況報告或有針對某拍品之討論，但所有拍賣品均根據印於圖錄內之業務規則以拍賣時狀況出售。 来源: J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 3rd December 2001.藍理捷，紐約，2001年12月3日来源2: Regina Krahl, Early Chinese Blue-and-White Porcelain. The Mingzhitang Collection of Sir Joseph Hotung, Hong Kong, 2022, pl. 10.来源3: It is unusual to find a Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) vase of this shape painted with a figural scene in cobalt blue. With its long slender neck and gentle curves outlining its elegant silhouette, the form of this vessel in Chinese is called yuhuchun (‘spring in a jade bottle’). Depicted in the main scene are a scholar and an attendant among highly auspicious symbols, such as a tray of peaches carried by the attendant and a lingzhi, both of which convey wishes for longevity.In her latest publication Early Chinese Blue-and-White Porcelain. The Mingzhitang Collection of Sir Joseph Hotung, Hong Kong, 2022, p. 86, Regina Krahl suggests that although bottles of this type seem to be unique, several of them, including the present piece, appear to depict a general auspicious message of Daoist relevance. See, for example, two slightly taller vases both rendered with a Daoist figure and a deer with lingzhi in its month, but with horizontal bands decorated in a slightly different way: one preserved in the Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, illustrated in Guangdong Sheng Bowuguan zang taoci xuan / Selection of Ceramics from the Guangdong Provincial Museum, Beijing, 1992, pl. 105; the other preserved in the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, illustrated in Yoshiaki Yabe, Toji Taikei 41: Gen no Shimitsu, Tokyo, 1974, pls 11 and 64. A smaller yuhuchun vase also painted with two figures in a landscape with lingzhi and willow trees, in the Tianminlou Collection, is illustrated in Zhongguo taoci quanji / Complete Series on Chinese Ceramics, vol. 11: Yuan 2, Shanghai, 2000, pl. 182. Another smaller vase with a figural scene, with lingzhi growing in a rocky landscape among a willow tree and waterfall, was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 19th March 1991, lot 517.