A Fine and Rare Clair-de-Lune Brushwasher, Tangle Xi
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A Fine and Rare Clair-de-Lune Brushwasher, Tangle Xi
Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722)
The companion to the previous lot.
Of finely potted compressed globular form, covered both inside and out with a pale lavender-blue glaze pooling around the incurved rim to form an attractive blue halo, standing on a low foot
4 5/8in. (11.8cm.) across, box
Provenance
Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 15 November 1988, lot 64, the Paul and Helen Bernat Collection of Important Qing Imperial Porcelain and Works of Art.