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16 mars 2015

A blue and white frog-form water dropper, Vietnam, circa 15th century

A blue and white frog-form water dropper, Vietnam, circa 15th century

Lot 3108. A blue and white frog-form water dropper, Vietnam, circa 15th century; 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) long. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Price Realized $6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The large water dropper is molded in the shape of a seated frog with a circular aperture behind the head and a short cylindrical spout in the middle of its mouth. The head is detailed in blue line and the body is decorated allover with flecks of blue. 

Provenance: Acquired in New York, 1988.

Literature: Adrian M. Joseph, Chinese and Annamese Ceramics Found in the Philippines and Indonesia, London, 1973, pp. 192-3, no. 118.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza

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