Two glazed porcelain beehive water-pots, taibaizun


Kangxi marks, late Qing dynastyThe first with three medallions in shallow relief displaying archaistic dragons beneath a translucent white glaze; the second covered overall in a slightly mottled peach bloom glaze; both of traditional 'beehive' form comprised of a short waisted neck atop curving walls, the white glazed bases bearing the six-character marks in underglaze blue in standard script. 4 3/4in (12cm) diameter of each
|ProvenanceJerry Lamb Collection, Portland, Oregon, acquired 30 March 2005Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield