Lot Essay
It is very rare to find waterpots of this form glazed in anything other than a peachbloom glaze
Compare the closely related yellow-glazed Kangxi beehive waterpot exhibited in Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration, June 10-September 10, 1992, Percival David Foundation, London, Catalogue, no. 117
Other variants on the more usual peachbloom glaze include the rare apple-green-glazed waterpot, with incised medallions, sold in our London rooms, June 5, 1995, lot 187; a Kangxi white-glazed waterpot with raised gui dragon medallions included in the exhibition, The Wonders of the Potter's Palette: Qing Ceramics from the Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, November 2, 1984-January 6, 1985, Hong Kong, Catalogue, no. 28. Another white-glazed waterpot with a Kangxi mark and raised medallions is illustrated by John Ayers in Chinese Ceramics, The Koger Collection, London/New York, 1985, no. 139
Compare the closely related yellow-glazed Kangxi beehive waterpot exhibited in Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration, June 10-September 10, 1992, Percival David Foundation, London, Catalogue, no. 117
Other variants on the more usual peachbloom glaze include the rare apple-green-glazed waterpot, with incised medallions, sold in our London rooms, June 5, 1995, lot 187; a Kangxi white-glazed waterpot with raised gui dragon medallions included in the exhibition, The Wonders of the Potter's Palette: Qing Ceramics from the Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, November 2, 1984-January 6, 1985, Hong Kong, Catalogue, no. 28. Another white-glazed waterpot with a Kangxi mark and raised medallions is illustrated by John Ayers in Chinese Ceramics, The Koger Collection, London/New York, 1985, no. 139