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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A RARE FAMILLE VERTE EWER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A RARE FAMILLE VERTE EWER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Modeled as a mythical beast standing on all fours with a short, curved spout issuing from behind its open jaws bordered by molded curls, beneath pricked ears and a short horn, with painted red spirals and green-glazed molded scrolls decorated with dragons on the body, the chest ribbed and the tail hollowed and open at the tip
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) long
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Modeled as a mythical beast standing on all fours with a short, curved spout issuing from behind its open jaws bordered by molded curls, beneath pricked ears and a short horn, with painted red spirals and green-glazed molded scrolls decorated with dragons on the body, the chest ribbed and the tail hollowed and open at the tip
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) long
Provenance
New York private collection; Christie's, New York, 4 June 1992, lot 306.