KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

Water pots of this form are known as taibai zun, after the Tang-dynasty poet Li Bai, who is often depicted leaning against a large wine jar of similar form. They are also known as jizhao zun because their shape resembles chicken coops that are woven with small openings at the top through which the chicks are fed.

Compare the Kangxi peachbloom water pot, formerly in the collections of Emily Trevor and John B. Trevor, Jr., sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3301, and another from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art sold at Christie's New York, 15 September 2016, lot 915.