A VERY RARE 'SPINACH AND EGG'-GLAZED BOTTE VASE

Estimated Value:

4.000 € - 6.000 €

Schätzpreis:

4.000 €

Description:

China, Kangxi period
H. 30 cm
This fine vase is distinctively covered on the exterior with a splashed sancai (tri-colour ) glaze in yellow, green and aubergine-brown. In China this décor is known as the hupiban (tiger-skin) pattern and referred to in the West as ‘egg-and-spinach’. The French also refer to this type of decoration as ‘harlequin’.
Collection Dr. Rainer Kreissl (1924 - 2005) - Important Southern German private collection, assembled before 1990 - Very minor traces of age

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