A RARE COPPER-RED-DECORATED 'BEEHIVE' WATER POT
A RARE COPPER-RED-DECORATED 'BEEHIVE' WATER POT
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A RARE COPPER-RED-DECORATED `BEEHIVE' WATER POT

CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A RARE COPPER-RED-DECORATED 'BEEHIVE' WATER POT
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The domed body rising to a wide, lipped mouth, and decorated on either side with a single copper-red peony blossom on the pale bluish-green-tinged ground that also covers the base and interior
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.

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