A fine and rare iron-red ‘Phoenix’ waterpot ,Yongzheng mark and period - Sothebys
of beehive form, the tall hemispherical sides rising to a short waisted neck, painted to the exterior with two archaistic phoenix between stylised keyfret bands, the base inscribed with a six-character mark within a double-circle; 6cm., 2 3/8 in. Estimation: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP
PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s London, 16th June 1998, lot 260 (part lot)
NOTE: Waterpots of this form and decoration, bearing a Yongzheng reign mark on the base and of the period, are rare, although a similar example, from the collection of Edward T. Chow, was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 127; and a pair was sold in these rooms, 31st October 1974, lot 291.See a pair of Yongzheng dishes similarly enamelled with dragons in iron-red, included in the exhibition Splendour of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1992, cat. no. 168.
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