Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 240

A CHINESE WHITE GLAZED ANHUA 'BEEHIVE' WATER POT

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £5500

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Description

A CHINESE WHITE GLAZED ANHUA 'BEEHIVE' WATER POT, TAI BAI ZUN SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-1795 The body decorated with stylised roundels on a crackled white glaze, the mark indistinct, together with a hard wood stand, 8.8cm. (2) Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Monochrome Porcelain, volume 37, p.122, no.111 for a comparable white glazed water pot from the Kangxi period.