KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A SMALL FAMILLE VERTE ARCHAISTIC POURING VESSEL
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each side is decorated with a taotie mask on a stippled-green ground, beneath a diaper border interrupted by a shaped panel containing two bells on one side, and another panel containing a fan and a wan emblem on the other side. Clambering chilong are applied beneath the spout and on either side of the handle.
4 ¼ in. (11 cm.) long
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each side is decorated with a taotie mask on a stippled-green ground, beneath a diaper border interrupted by a shaped panel containing two bells on one side, and another panel containing a fan and a wan emblem on the other side. Clambering chilong are applied beneath the spout and on either side of the handle.
4 ¼ in. (11 cm.) long
Provenance
Bluett & Sons, London, no. 52 (according to label).
Mary Stillman Harkness (1874-1952) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1950.
Mary Stillman Harkness (1874-1952) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1950.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, Head of Private sales, Chinese Works of Art, New York