CHINA - Porcelain ovoid vase known as Fèng wěi zūn 凤尾尊 "Phoenix tail" with relief decoration in famille rose enamels of Wúshuāng pǔ (無雙普), characters from the poem including SUN CE, DONG XIAN, MAN QIAN DONG FANG, and 4 lettered objects in relief on the neck. Apocryphal sigillary mark in red below the base Dà qīng Qiánlóng nián zhì 大清乾隆年製. H. 60 cm Diam. 19.5 cm Condition: Minor scratches and flaking enamel Reference: see also Rob Michiels auction 28 April 2018 lot 106 Note: The 'Wu Shuang Pu' (無雙普), otherwise known as the 'Table of Incomparable Heroes', is a collection of woodcuts first printed in 1694. The book contains the biographies and imaginary portraits of 40 remarkable heroes and heroines from the Han dynasty to the Song dynasty, all accompanied by a brief introduction and guided by a poem in the yuefu style. The book's illustrations were widely distributed and reused, often as motifs on Chinese porcelain.