| The body covered in a deep blue glaze with the exterior mons design in gilt bordered on the top with fretwork around the mouth rim and pointed leaves around the base, the cover with the same mons decoration, the mythical beast finial in gilt, a six character Guangxu mark in over glaze red inside the foot and of the period. 6 1/2 in. diam., 7 1/2 in.high
Provenance: Connecticut collection
Chinese porcelain with mons decoration is both rare and desirable. See e.g. the Kangxi famille verte mons jar on the Meiping Ltd website, stock number 3014. |
