Water Dropper

Lot 15. A Junyao water dropper, Jin-Yuan Dynasty, 12th-13th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 The conjoined pomegranate water dropper has two small holes towards the top of each fruit and is covered overall with an milky-blue tone glaze that falls in an irregular line to the foot. 4 in. (10.16 cm.) wide. The small cup that was originally attached to this water droppers is missing with some associated glaze loss - few collection marks in black to the base of one pomegranate  - an area of glaze... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1461, Two blue and white 'mandarin duck' form water droppers, Late Ming dynasty. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD. Lot sold 5,625 USD. Photo Sotheby's. each modeled with the ducks swimming side by side, with a circular aperture on the back opening to the hollow bodies freely painted with plumage in shades of blue, the beak of one pierced to form a spout. Length 5 in., 12.7 cm PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CORNELIA GUEST, FORMERLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF C.Z. AND WINSTON... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2472. An underglaze blue and iron-decorated water dropper in the form of the Geumgang Mountains, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Sold for US$ 10,000 (€9,305). Photo Bonhams Of irregular oval silhouette displaying two opposing Buddhist shrines nestled amid finger-like peaks that also disguise an air hole at the top and a tiny water spot to one side, the surfaces colored with iron and cobalt washes beneath a glaze of pale blue-green hue that intensifies in color where thickly pooled, the glaze also covering the recessed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 829. A group of three Qingbai-glazed water droppers, Yuan-Ming dynasty. Estimate 1.000/1.500 €. Unsold. Photo Nagel L. 5,8-8,6 cm. Few small chips Property from an old European private collection  Nagel Auktionen, "Asian Art",  08/12/2015

Porcelain water dropper with pale blue glaze, qingbai ware, Jingdezhen kilns, south China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Height: 6.5 cm. Museum no.FE.15-2001. Given by Peter Harris on behalf of his brother Mike Harris [2007] © V&A Images This water dropper was made during the Song dynasty (960-1279), the classical period in the history of Chinese ceramics. Kilns appeared in all parts of China, each kiln with its own specialized products. Centuries later they were much sought after by... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white frog-form water dropper, Vietnam, circa 15th century. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Price Realized $6,000 . Photo 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. 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) long Provenance: Acquired in New York, 1988. Literature: Adrian M.... [Lire la suite]

A susancai toad-form water dropper, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby's Length 6 1/2 in., 16.6 cm Provenance: Berwald Oriental Art, London, 2000. The lowly toad has long occupied a significant role in Chinese iconography. A very well modeled pottery toad in the Luoyang museum dating back to the Xia dynasty (2070-1600 BC) attests to both the longevity and popularity of the animal. The toad’s association with water and darkness somehow evolves to the animal’s influence over rain and pareidolic appearance on the... [Lire la suite]

A red glass water dropper and spoon, Wheel-cut mark and period of Yongzheng. Photo Sotheby's the transparent ruby-red globular body rising from a flat base to an incurved mouthrim, the base wheel-cut with a four-character reign mark within double squares, together with a metal spoon with an arched handle terminating with a dragon's head and a pearl set in its opened mouth; 5.6 cm., 2 1/4 in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD Note: A slightly smaller yellow glass waterdropper, also bearing a wheel-cut Yongzheng mark and of the... [Lire la suite]

A lavender-glazed square 'parcel' water dropper, Early Qing dynasty. Photo courtesy Bonhams Potted in the form of a square water pot set with a spout on one side and an air hole on the other side, wrapped in a cloth tied in a knot at the top, the creamy glaze of lavender blue colour, the base with a four-character zhuanshu seal mark in underglaze-blue. 5.2cm wide. Estimate HK$ 30,000 - 50,000 (€2,900 - 4,800) Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Hong Kong. 24 Nov 2013... [Lire la suite]

An unusual celadon and russet jade 'Bixie' water dropper, Ming Dynasty. Photo: Sotheby's. the mythical beast crouching low on its paws raising its head, with a large grinning mouth, bulging eyes framed by striated eyebrows, flaming haunches and a bifurcated tail, its curved body detailed in low relief with writhingchilong and taotie masks, and further hollowed and pierced with an aperture on its back and through its mouth, the base inscribed in... [Lire la suite]