A CHINESE MONK'S CAP EWER AND COVER

Reference: ART1007614

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, covered overall in a rich reddish-purple glaze with lavender and beige streaks thinning to cream-grey below the rim. H: 20 cm