A BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE ‘LOTUS’ WATERPOT QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

of globular form, painted all around in vibrant cobalt tones with scrolling stylized lotus, the radiating blossoms framed by sweeping stems and curling leaves, all between double lines above and below,the interior with a single central blossom, an apocryphal six-character Xuande horizontal mark in underglaze below the double-lined mouth, coll. no. 1379.

Minette Collection.
D & M Freedman, London, 2005.

The water pot is in good condition with expected wear to the surface and with minor imperfections to the interior.
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