Asian Art I - 15th November 2016

Lot 14

A SMALL CHINESE AGATE WATER POT 18TH CENTURY The U-shaped bowl carved with a gnarled pine branch

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000

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Description

A SMALL CHINESE AGATE WATER POT

18TH CENTURY

The U-shaped bowl carved with a gnarled pine branch, extending around the body to the exterior, the honey-coloured stone with russet markings, 6cm.

Cf. The Complete Collection of the Palace Museum, Small Refined Articles of Study, p.203, no.193, where a related water pot is illustrated.