Petit pot à eau en porcelaine à fond corail Chine, dynastie Qing, époque Kangxi (1662-1722)

de forme globulaire avec une large ouverture, deux chilong appliqués, à la queue fourchue et l'échine dentelée, grimpant sur les cotés et peints d'un vert émeraude brillant sur un fond corail moucheté, la lèvre et l'intérieur émaillés blancs

Collection of Edward T. Chow, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th May, 1981, lot 568

Two small restored chips (5 and 7 mm) to the start of the tail of each chilong (one is visible on the illustration in the catalogue). The green is a fraction less bluish, more emerald than on the catalogue illustration.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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Compare a waterpot of similar form, but with a green glaze and decorated with a single dragon, included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibitionn Monochrome Porcelain of the Ming and Manchu Dynasties, London 1948, cat.no.156. Compare also two coral-glazed vases with gilded dragons, one included in the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong exhibition Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain, The University of Hong Kong, 1977, cat.no.87, the other from the collection of Edwart T. Chow, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 25th November, 1980, lot 83