A RARE COPPER-RED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE WATERPOT (PINGGUO ZUN) KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD of compressed globular form, elegantly potted with generous rounded sides rising from a concave base to an incurved mouth recessed into the shoulder, the exterior intricately painted in rich tones of raspberry red depicting four stylized full, round blooms of chrysanthemum, peony, lotus and hibiscus, each borne on a curved leafy spray and surrounded by stylized foliage, all below a narrow classic-scroll band, the incurved mouth encircled by a lotus meander and the foot with triangular lappets, divided by underglaze-blue line borders, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark in three vertical columns Height 3 7/8 in., 10 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice Provenance Collection of John Milton Bonham (1835-1897).
A RARE COPPER-RED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE WATERPOT (PINGGUO ZUN) KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD of compressed globular form, elegantly potted with generous rounded sides rising from a concave base to an incurved mouth recessed into the shoulder, the exterior intricately painted in rich tones of raspberry red depicting four stylized full, round blooms of chrysanthemum, peony, lotus and hibiscus, each borne on a curved leafy spray and surrounded by stylized foliage, all below a narrow classic-scroll band, the incurved mouth encircled by a lotus meander and the foot with triangular lappets, divided by underglaze-blue line borders, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark in three vertical columns Height 3 7/8 in., 10 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice Provenance Collection of John Milton Bonham (1835-1897).
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