Live auction 1Fine ArtSession · 18h00

173

Kangxi (1662–1722) Linglong teapot with cover

Estimate €600–800

Description

Export porcelain.

Blue decoration depicting foliate motifs.

Body and cover with 'devil's work' decoration.

Outer wall pierced in a honeycomb pattern and interior with foliate motifs.

China, Kangxi reign (1662–1722)

(cover and neck with restorations)

11x19 cm

The relationship between what we see and what we know is never complete. The way we see things is influenced by what we know, or by what we believe.
John Berger

Also in this auction