Lot Essay
Cf. a similar waterpot included in the Min Chiu Society Exhibition of an Anthology of Chinese Ceramics, Hong Kong, 1980, Catalogue, no. 115
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED WASHER
Details
AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED WASHER
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The globular body with an everted mouth, painted around the sides with chrysanthemum, peony, lotus and hibiscus sprays in a pencilled style, the base with stylized leaves, the mouth with a floral scroll (body crack restored)--4in. (10.2cm.) wide
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The globular body with an everted mouth, painted around the sides with chrysanthemum, peony, lotus and hibiscus sprays in a pencilled style, the base with stylized leaves, the mouth with a floral scroll (body crack restored)--4in. (10.2cm.) wide