A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JUG AND COVER, Kangxi (1662 – 1722)
Height: 15cm; 6 ins.
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The globular body with raised moulded lotus petal detailing, the wide straight cylindrical neck with a scroll handle and sparrow beak spout, finely decorated in shades of underglaze blue, each...
The globular body with raised moulded lotus petal detailing, the wide straight cylindrical neck with a scroll handle and sparrow beak spout, finely decorated in shades of underglaze blue, each of the larger moulded petals painted with a large bloom, the smaller petals with precious objects, including a conch shell, an Artemisia leaf and scrolls, all beneath 'Long Elizas' painted around the gently ridged neck, a border of diaper pattern around the mouth rim, the domed cover painted with a young boy and a diaper-pattern border around the rim, with gilt metal hinged mounts, a gilt metal figure wearing a helmet on the thumbpiece, the base glazed.
