Description Sharing with you this very well painted and large vase with great Wu Shuang Pu decoration. Unmarked to base Late 19th or Early 20th century Wu Shuang Pu - Table of Peerless Heroes The figures are from a book of woodcut prints (Wu Shuang Pu) originally published in the late 17th century (33rd year of Kangxi reign, 1694, by a painter known as Jin Guliang. This book that has been reprinted at numerous occasions consist of of wood block prints, is called Wu (No) Shuang (Peerless, parallel, rivaled) Pu (book, score) contains the painter's imagined portraits of 40 heroes and heroines from the Han to Song dynasties. In his forewords to the volume, Jin stated that these exemplary characters were no longer seen, therefore, no parallel, wushuang. Condition 1 chip to upper rim with line. 3 spots with missing glaze and 1 firing flaw close to base rim. Some minimal ware and 2 'scratches to the side. Size 615mm high and mouth diameter 162mm Period 19th century 20th century