with a flattened pear-shaped body on a circular splayed foot, set with a long spout with hexagonal tip, applied overall with a rich dark blue glaze, embellished with 18th century Ottoman gilt-copper mounts.

Note: For a similar ewer in the collection of the Topkapi Saray Museum, see Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, vol. III, London, 1986, pl. 3224. Another example was exhibited at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1977, cat. no. 37.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 31 may 2018, 11:15 AM