Octagonal coffee pot with hunting and mythological scenes, Octagonal coffee pot made of porcelain on three spherical feet, a tapered body with straight walls and a c-shaped ear, painted in underglaze blue. The long spout is bent outwards at the end and connected to the body with an S-shaped element at the top. The wall is divided into two parts. The bottom with a continuous representation of a hunting party in a landscape. The top consists of a broad, decorative band with curl, shell motifs, napkin, floral vines and two cartouches containing the mythological representation of Europe and the bull. The spout and the ear with decorative bands, the top of the ear with a hole for a frame. The bottom of the jug with a worn, painted (European?) Decoration of flower vines and medallions. The lid with the same decoration, but with a putto in the cartouches. Cover knob in the shape of a shishi (lion dog). European shape and representation in blue and white., anonymous, China, c. 1700, Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Kangxi-period (1662-1722), porcelain (material), glaze, cobalt (mineral), vitrification, h 29.6 cm h 25 cm d 7.8 cm d 14.2 cm h 5.8 cm × d 8.1 cm l 21.2 cm
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Octagonal coffee pot, hunting, mythological scenes, porcelain, three spherical feet, tapered body, straight walls, c-shaped ear, painted, underglaze blue, long spout, bent outwards, connected, body, S-shaped element, top, wall, divided, two parts, bottom, continuous representation, hunting party, landscape, top consists, broad, decorative band, curl, shell motifs, napkin, floral vines, two cartouches containing, mythological representation, Europe, bull, spout, ear, decorative bands, hole, frame, jug, worn, European, Decoration, flower vines, medallions, lid, decoration, putto, cartouches, Cover knob, shape, shishi, lion dog, European shape, representation, blue, white, China, c, 1700, Qing-dynasty, 1644-1912, Kangxi-period, 1662-1722, material, glaze, cobalt, mineral, vitrification
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