17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A BLANC-DE-CHINE HEXAGONAL TEA POT AND COVER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The bulbous body raised on three shallow bracket supports, each facet molded with a shaped panel framing a different scene of scholarly pursuits, with square yolk handle and faceted spout, the flat cover surmounted by a buddhistic lion with a brocade ball
8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

A similar ewer without cover is illustrated in K.S. Lo Collection in the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Part 1, Hong Kong, 1984, no. 40. Compare, also, the ewer with similar body, but with rounded arched handle and plain curved spout, illustrated by J. Donnelley, Blanc de Chine, New York, 1967, pl. 60A; and the pair of ewers with flower-carved panels included in the exhibition, Blanc de Chine, S. Marchant and Son, London, 3 - 24 June 1994, no. 54, where it is noted that the shape and design are "reminiscent of blue and white Kraak pieces current in the 17th century".

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