PERIOD: 18th century
A FINE AND RARE UNDERGLAZE RED AND BLUE-DECORATED 'APPLE'-FORM WATER POT KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722) The tapering bulbous body painted in penciled line in underglaze red of crushed-strawberry tone with four stylized flower stems, including lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and rose, each blossom centering a stem with scrolling leaves or tendrils, above a band of leaf tips within fine blue line borders, the inverted mouth rim encircled by a narrow band of classic scroll and a band of foliate scroll separated by a delicate double blue line border 3
PRIX: $250000