Chinese ceramic water dropper for the Asian market, Zhangzhou kilns (Swatow ware) c. 1550, Ming dynasty.

Very rare Chinese ceramic water dropper for the Asian market in the form of a rooster decorated in red and green enamels, Zhangzhou kilns (Swatow ware) c. 1550, Ming dynasty, h. 9 cm, 3½ in; w. 11 cm, 4¼in. (5090) 1-18346 (weak enamels) Bespoke box.

Literature:

• Chinese Blue & White Porcelain, by D. Macintosh, p. 92, plate 68 for a similar piece dated early 16th century decorated in cobalt blue;

• Christie’s Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, by A. du Boulay, p. 145, cat. 14 for a similar piece decorated in underglaze cobalt blue dated 14th/15th century;

• Chinese Blue and White Ceramics, by S.T. Yeo and J. Martin, Singapore 1978, p. 134, plate 61 to 63 for three similar pieces dated middle Ming dynasty decorated in cobalt-blue.

非常珍稀的中國外銷瓷漳州窯紅綠彩雄雞形水盂，特別為亞洲市場燒製，約1550年，明代，高9釐米，3½英吋；寬11釐米，4¼英吋。

參考文獻：

• 《中國青花瓷》，作者D. Macintosh，參見第92頁編號68類似的青花器物，年代為16世紀早期；

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• 《中國青花陶瓷》，作者S.T. Yeo和J. Martin，參見第134頁，編號61-63三件明代中期青花近器。