A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE MONK'S CAP EWER AND COVER, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE MONK'S CAP EWER AND COVER, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE MONK'S CAP EWER AND COVER, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE MONK'S CAP EWER AND COVER, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE MONK'S CAP EWER AND COVER, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Reference: ART1007599

The form of this ewer comes from Tibetan metalwork; because the top reminded Chinese patrons of the hats worn by Tibetan monks, it was given the name 'monk’s cap ewer' (sengmaohu). The ewer is elegantly potted with a bulbous body raised on a short splayed foot, below a curved handle with a ruyi-head tab, decorated with dragons and phoenixes amongst clouds, flower sprays around the rim. Height: 20 cm