Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 197
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KETTLE AND COVER WANLI 1573-1620 Painted to the exterior with a...
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KETTLE AND COVER
WANLI 1573-1620
Painted to the exterior with a continuous landscape scene, with two ladies on horseback to one side, the other with three attendants carrying a parasol, a fan and a yolk, all within bands of lappets containing key fret, foliate and geometric grounds, the bail handle formed in silver simulating interwoven rope, 27cm high. (2)
Provenance: a private collection, Holland Park, London.