A blue and white and copper red water dropper in the shape of a lotus, Kangxi period (1662-1722) 1662 - 1722

Unknown artist

PorcelainChinese porcelain
5 ⨯ 12 ⨯ 9 cm
ConditionGood
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• About the artwork
  A blue and white and copper red water dropper in the shape of a lotus.
  Kangxi period (1662-1722).
  
  This refined scholar’s object combines a water dropper and cup in the form of a lotus leaf and bud. The cup is decorated on the outside with white veins reserved against an underglaze-blue background. Molded stems and pods wrap around the exterior, and a small seed pod serves as a brush rest.
  Furthermore, the lotus bud-shaped dropper shows touches of underglaze copper red. A hidden water channel, masked by a dark brown glazed water snail, connects the two parts, allowing water to flow between them. Five spur marks to the base.
  
  Functional and symbolic, this piece reflects the elegance and ingenuity of Qing dynasty scholar’s objects.
  
  Dimensions:
  Height 5 cm, width 12 cm, depth 9 cm.
  
  Condition:
  A hairline of ca. 2.2 cm to the inside, two small kiln flaws to the rim where there are two small unglazed pieces.
  
  Ref:
  A similar water dropper is in the Rijksmuseum collection, object number AK-RAK-1972-3, illustrated in Chinese ceramics in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (C.J.A. Jörg, 1997), p. 122, no. 123 and another example is illustrated in Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol. 2, (J. Ayers, 1999), no. A226.
  
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  Inv. No: MW310
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