A Pair of Famille Verte Domed Ewers
Kangxi
Each raised on three shallow supports and molded with eight petal-form panels painted with various flowering plants or trees, insects and birds, all within iron-red borders, the handle painted in imitation of rattan wrapping, and the cover molded and painted en suite below a blue knop finial
6.7/8in. (17.8cm.) high (2)
Lot Essay
See a similar ewer illustrated by A. du Boulay, Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, New Jersey, 1984, p. 228, no. 1.
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