15. M5305
£3,200
Description
Chinese famille verte biscuit porcelain joss-stick holder or water-dropper in the form of a standing boy holding a lingzhi branch to his right shoulder dressed in a green jacket and yellow skirt, his hair heightened in aubergine with clear glaze head, chest, arms and feet, all on a raised biscuit lotus-form stand.
5 ¾ inches, 14.6 cm high.
Kangxi, 1662-1722.
Provenance & Additional Information
- From an important French private collection formed between 1924 and 1941.
- Purchased from Compagnie de la Chine et Des Indes, 39 Avenue de Friedland, Pairs, 14th November 1927, with Pierre Saqué label.
Condition
Excellent condition.
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