A large Chinese blue and white oviform fountain and cover
Kangxi (1662-1722)
The sides painted with three panels of flower-baskets filled with peony, prunus and chrysanthemum, on a brickwork ground, the shoulder with ruyi-shaped panels enclosing flower-scrolls, alternated with ruyi-heads, the porcelain pierced to fit the detachable tap, the cover with similar decoration, cover broken and repaired
52 cm. high
A large Chinese blue and white oviform fountain and cover
Kangxi (1662-1722)
The sides painted with three panels of flower-baskets filled with peony, prunus and chrysanthemum, on a brickwork ground, the shoulder with ruyi-shaped panels enclosing flower-scrolls, alternated with ruyi-heads, the porcelain pierced to fit the detachable tap, the cover with similar decoration, cover broken and repaired
52 cm. high
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