Théière couverte en porcelaine dehua, Chine, dynastie Qing, époque Kangxi (1662-1722). Photo Christie's Ltd 2014

De forme cylindrique, elle est rehaussée d'un ruban noué en léger relief. L'anse et le bec verseur sont en forme de chilong, l'un tenant un lingzhi dans sa bouche. Hauteur: 14,3 cm. (5 5/8 in.). Estimate €10,000 - €12,000 ($13,614 - $16,337). Price Realized  €20,000 ($27,229)

Provenance: From a distinguished French private collector, Val de Loire

Notes: See another example illustrated by Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, New York, 1967, pl. 60 C.
An ewer of this form, with simple knop, was found by Captain Michael Hatcher in 1983 in the cargo of a shipwreck in the South China Seas in which two pieces were dated by inscription to 1643, illustrated by J. Ayers, Blanc de Chine, Some Reflections, T.O.C.S., vol. 51, 1986-1987, pl. 7 (bottom right). See also a very similar ewer sold by Christie's Paris, 14th December 2011, lot 284.

A DEHUA EWER AND COVER, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Christie's. ART D'ASIE, 11 June 2014, Paris - http://www.christies.com/