Lot 102 A Chinese blue and white 'Lizard and Birds' kendi

A Chinese blue and white 'Lizard and Birds' kendi

Wanli

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€ 2.000 – € 4.000

WH: H. 18,6 cm, W. 15,3 cm

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The kendi is potted with a globular body and gently rounded shoulders rising to a tall cylindrical neck with a straight mouth and thickened rim. One side is applied with a mammiform spout terminating in a slightly upturned nozzle. The body is painted in underglaze cobalt blue with birds among bamboo leaves and rockwork, accompanied by a lizard, butterflies and other insects. The shoulder is encircled by a floral scroll above a band of radiating lines. The lower neck is decorated with pendant leaves and the upper section with upright plantain leaves. The mammiform spout is painted with flowering and fruiting sprays, while the nozzle is surrounded by a band of overlapping lotus petals.
軍持圓鼓腹，肩部微隆，上承筒形長頸及短盤口，一側置乳狀流，流端向上微翹。腹部以青花繪花鳥圖，伴以竹葉、山石、蜥蜴及蝶蟲。肩部環繪纏枝花卉，下飾放射狀線紋；頸部下段飾垂葉紋，上段繪直立蕉葉紋。乳狀流飾折枝花果，流口周圍環繪重疊蓮瓣紋。
Provenance:
Rob Michiels Auctions, Bruges, 24 June 2017, lot 1018. (sold EUR 4.420,00) (link)
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above. (see added scan)