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Chinese Robin
s Egg Peach Water Dropper, c. 1900
$380
£287.11
€328.94
CA$530.22
A$577.92
CHF 305.54
MX$6,957.01
NOK 3,878.05
SEK 3,555.38
DKK 2,457.19
About the Item
This porcelain peach is a traditional Chinese water dropper, a calligraphy accessory that would have been found upon a scholar's painting table alongside the Four Treasures of the Study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. To prepare ink for painting or writing, the scholar would grind solid ink into a powder on an inkstone and then use a dropper to slowly add water.
This early 20th century example is shaped as a ripe peach, an auspicious offering fruit associated with immortality. The peach is cloaked in an allover glaze of robin's egg blue, beautifully marbled with dark blue veining in the manner of Qing-dynasty lujun ware.
- Dimensions:Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Width: 3.25 in (8.26 cm)Depth: 2.25 in (5.72 cm)
- Style:Qing (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Porcelain,Glazed
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- Date of Manufacture:Early 20th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: DCY0131stDibs: LU820047691962
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