AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED ‘FISHERMAN’ BEEHIVE WATER POT, TAIBAI ZUN, YONGZHENG MARK AND POSSIBLY OF THE PERIODChina, 18th-19th century. Of classic form with rounded sides rising to a short and flaring neck, painted to the exterior in cobalt blue and copper red with a humorous scene depicting a fisherman chasing a bird that has just snatched a large clam from him, a fishing basket and rod attached to his belt, further with a pine tree and rockwork. The recessed base with an underglaze blue six-character markda Qing Yongzheng nianzhi.Provenance: English trade, by repute formerly in the collection of Salisbury Langton Dennis (b. 1906) and thence by descent within the same family. The base with an old label, ‘Yung Cheng 1723-1735’.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and few manufacturing flaws including pitting and dark spots.Weight: 258.0 gDimensions: Diameter 10.1 cmWater pots of this form are known as Taibai zun, after the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai (also named Li Taibai, 701-762) who is often depicted leaning against a large wine vat of this shape. They are also known as jichao zun because their shape resembles that of a basketwork chicken coop that is woven with a small opening at the top through which the chicks are fed.雍正款，或爲其年代，青花釉裏紅《漁夫》太白尊中國，十八至十九世紀。太白尊小口微撇，圓唇，短頸，半球狀腹。外壁青花釉裏紅描繪了一位漁夫追趕一隻剛從他手中奪走大蛤蜊的鳥的幽默場景，他的腰帶上繫著一個魚籃和魚竿，背後有一棵松樹和假山。圈足内青花六字款“大清雍正年製”款。