A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE WINE POT AND COVER MID 17TH CENTURY Formed as a hexagonal-section gourd

A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE WINE POT AND COVER

MID 17TH CENTURY

Formed as a hexagonal-section gourd, two sides moulded with flowering prunus branches, the cover with a flower-shaped knop and set in silver-gilt mounts which join to the loop handle forming a hinge, 13cm.

Cf. D S Howard, A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong, p.82, no.87 for a comparable ewer with recessed panels.