Provenance
Christie's Amsterdam, 14 March 1984, 'Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, Recently Recovered from an Asian Vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher', lot 52. (see added scans)
Jorge Welsh, London/Lisbon, with their label to the rear.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2003, accompanied by a copy of their documentation folder. (see added scans)
Illustrated:
Colin Sheaf, Richard Kilburn, 'The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes. The Complete Record', p. 68, pl. 101.
Description
The globular body rising from a short tapered foot to a tall waisted neck with everted rim, finely painted in underglaze cobalt blue with flowering plants and bamboo issuing from rockwork. The unusual zoomorphic spout modelled as a dog’s head with alert expression and outlined features, applied to the shoulder opposite the neck. The neck further decorated with pendent lappets and floral scrolls below a zigzag border at the rim.
Kendi of this highly distinctive form are exceptionally rare as only four examples have been recorded, all recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher from a Chinese junk in the South China Seas.
The combination of transitional floral decoration and the whimsical animal-head spout reflects the experimental character of late Ming export porcelain produced for the Southeast Asian and Dutch markets during the mid-17th century.
Lot 40
Chongzhen/Shunzhi
L.: 10,5 cm - H.: 18,7 cm
Estimation
€ 8.000,00 – € 12.000,00
Provenance
Christie's Amsterdam, 14 March 1984, 'Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, Recently Recovered from an Asian Vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher', lot 52. (see added scans)
Jorge Welsh, London/Lisbon, with their label to the rear.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2003, accompanied by a copy of their documentation folder. (see added scans)
Illustrated:
Colin Sheaf, Richard Kilburn, 'The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes. The Complete Record', p. 68, pl. 101.