Wucai enameled porcelain covered vase, China, Transition period (1626-1683) The body is continuously decorated with young women and their servants engaged in artistic and intellectual activities in a walled garden. One of them, holding a brush, is seated in front of a table containing a painting and an ink stone. Opposite her stand three women with a book, a qin and a fan. Two others are playing go on a table, seated on stools. Around them, a surrounding wall, pierced rocks, pine trees, banana trees and stylized clouds. Peony flowers and rocks adorn the neck and lid. H. with lid: 37 cm Firing flakes on the base, inside the vase and on the lid.