Water dropper in the form of the immortal Liu Hai

Lot 1342. Water dropper in the form of the immortal Liu Hai, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 14.5 cm. Estimated price €1.000 - €1.500. Result: €992. Photo Lempertz

Email sur biscuit. The immortal riding on the mythical three-legged toad. Covered with a blue and pale green glaze and painted iron-oxide, the head and hands unglazed.

LiteratureCompare a similar piece in: John Ayers, La collection de porcelaines chinoises de Marie Vergottis, Lausanne 2004, p. 98-99

Lempertz. Asian Art II China, Tibetan/Nepalese Art, 18.06.2017, 14:00, Brussels