Asian Art II - 2nd July 2020
Lot 766
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE WINE POT AND COVER MID 17TH CENTURY Formed as a hexagonal-section gourd
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £4000
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Description
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.