KANGXI

Details

A blanc-de-Chine teapot and cover
Kangxi
Modelled in the shape of a pomegranate, the cover and sides with branches and foliage in relief, set with a loop handle modelled as a branch, a two-line inscription to one side
9.9 cm. high

Special notice

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

Lot Essay

See for a similar example P.J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London, 1969, figure 61E and page 262, where Donnelly refers to another similar teapot in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts bearing the inscription 'Early Spring brings forth Golden Shoots'.

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