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FAMILLE VERTE GLOUBLAR-FORM TEAPOT AND COVER
DESCRIPTION BELOW
CATALOGUE NUMBER 1472
FAMILLE VERTE GLOUBLAR-FORM TEAPOT AND COVER
KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722)
DIMENSIONS
Height: 5 inches
PROVENANCE
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Luis Alegria, Portugal, 2006
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Ralph M. Chait Collection, New York (according to label)
CATALOGUE NOTES
Famille verte porcelain teapot and cover of globular form with ear handle and short, straight everted spout. Surmounted by a dome shaped cover with flanged lip and knob finial. The teapot is decorated with Immortals being carried over a turgid sea by various sea creatures; the collar and flanged rim of the cover with a narrow band of floral reserves; and the balance of the cover with flowerheads. All finely painted in famille verte enamels upon a luminous white ground.
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