A famille verte biscuit water-dropper in the shape of Liu Hai. Kangxi
The smiling figure is modelled wearing a sleeveless garment and trousers, he holds a coin in his right hand and his left hand holds a lotus. He is seated on a large three-legged toad decorated in green enamels and eyes picked out in black.
A Chinese ‘egg-and-spinach’ biscuit-enamelled bowl. Kangxi
Decorated on the biscuit with green, yellow and aubergine-purple enamels in a loose “egg-and-spinach” pattern the base glazed white and with an underglaze-blue seal mark.
A set of Chinese famille verte biscuit immortals figures. Kangxi
Decorated in the famille verte palette and depicting the immortals.
A pair of famille verte tureens, covers and stands. Kangxi / Yongzheng
Modeled after a European faience original, each oval hexagonal tureen has lightly fluted sides and rim, its cover surmounted is surmounted by a finial in the shape of a green-glazed eel doubly-coiled. The cover, sides and stand are brightly enameled and gilded with bold clusters of hibiscus and peony amongst smaller flowers and foliage, all […]
A fine pair of emerald green-glazed parrots. Kangxi
Naturalistically moulded in two halves, perched on a pierced rock work base and with folded wings with plump bodies. The plumage of the parrots very detailed, and glazed with a vibrant emerald green enameling.
A Chinese brush rest decorated with green enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi period
A hallow rectangular box-shaped brush rest, with three openings on the top for holding brushes, two of which are circular and the other in a shape of a square, which open into a sealed cavity. The top surface is also pierced with three openwork cash-shaped designs above a hollow space. The front vertical side is […]
A finger citrons biscuit pyramid. China, Kangxi
The pyramid with naturalistically miniature finger citrons sits on a fluted dish. The coloured enamelling is in various shades of ochre-yellow, green and aubergine-brown. The fruits are arranged in five layers, with green leaves added in between. To construct this piece, each finger citron would have been individually moulded, then arranged layer by layer and […]
A very rare and large famille jaune figure depicting a Censor of the Imperial Court
The sculpture is modelled as a tall and elegant Mandarin with an expression of supreme confidence, it is clear this figure has no doubt whatsoever about the power and importance that his position entailed. He is dressed in famille jaune brocade surcoat (wai gua) with iron red prunus blossoms, and a famille verte robe, with iron […]
A sancai-glazed figure of a crouching tiger. Kangxi
This crouching tiger is decorated all over in Egg and Spinach splashed enamels, imitating ‘Tiger skin pattern’ glaze (hu pi ban).
A Chinese square sancai water pot. Kangxi
Moulded in an archaistic square shape with lobed sides and a square opening, this water pot is decorated with Egg & Spinach enamels on its exterior surface. A moulded chilong dragon, climbs on the water pot and the underside of the pot is enameled in green. The interior surface pot is black, which could indicate it […]