CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)

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DEUX RECIPIENTS EN PORCELAINE BLEU BLANC
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)
De forme cylindrique, tous deux ornés d'un large registre à décor de vases, brûle-parfums, objets de lettrés et symboles de Bon Augure, encadré par deux frises de motifs géométriques ; le couvercle du compte-gouttes manquant
Hauteurs: 6 cm. (2 3/8 in.) et 6,2 cm. (2 7/16 in.) (2)

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TWO BLUE AND WHITE INK CAKE WARMERS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Lot Essay

Such vessels are quite rare. Our guess is that the one with four spouts might have contained charcoal, while the other one, placed on the top of the first vessel, was filled with water. That would keep the water warm. It would then be possible to place an inkstone on the top of the vessel containing water and this would keep the ink from freezing in winter without being so hot as to make it evaporate.

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