A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE KENDI, Kangxi (1662 – 1722)
Height: 20 cm; 7 ¾ in
BE83
BE83
On a flat base, the bulbous body with lotus leaf moulding in low relief, the tall neck terminating in a wide mouth moulded into the shape of an open lotus...
On a flat base, the bulbous body with lotus leaf moulding in low relief, the tall neck terminating in a wide mouth moulded into the shape of an open lotus flower, the pouring spout moulded as a lotus bud, with a further band of petals around the base, the body and neck decorated with flower sprays in famille verte enamels.
Literature
See C J A Jörg, Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, Groniger Museum, 2011, p. 151 pl.147 for a related pouring vessel, part of the Princesshof Museum collection (inv no. OKS 1971-036).
