Ewer. h : 18cm.
Blue/white ; pear-shaped body with C- handle ; vertically-twisted body, C-handle and matching domed lid ; decorated with sprays of blossoms and fruit . 2-character mark on the base : I Yü , meaning " exquisite gem " .
Period : KANGXI : 1662 - 1723 .
Refer. : " l' odysée de la porcelaine de Chine " Musée National de Limoges, 2003, n° 86.
" Oriental Porcelain : a Choice from the Boymans-van Beuningen Museum
Collection ", C. Jörg , 1992 n° 40.
This model is clearly inspired by the french " faîence de Rouen" ( or dutch Delft ). Later ,arrived in France or in the Netherlands, the mug was fitted with a silver mount : a small hole for attaching the mount had already been made in China,before the piece was fired.