A CHINESE WATER DROPPER IN THE SHAPE OF A LOTUS, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Reference: ART1008340

The watercup and dropper combined in the shape of a lotus leaf and seed-pod, the stem forming a short handle, a small pod the brush rest. The two parts have a communicating water channel masked by a black crab. All done in underglaze blue, the dropper with a few touches of copper red.
Very rare collector's piece, in perfect condition.
Length: 12 cm.
Height: 5 cm.

CATALOGUE NOTE
Chinese Ceramics in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, C. Jörg, 1997, nr. 123 The BAUR Collection, Geneva, J. Ayers, 1969, cat. 226