A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE HEXAGONAL EWER, QING DYNASTY

A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE HEXAGONAL EWER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) The faceted sides decorated with panels of dignitaries, attendants, flowers and trees growing amidst rocks, with various flowers on the base of the neck and pierced foliate panels above, all within narrow raised borders, with a pseudo-spout projecting from below the rim and a curved handle set at right angles, raised on a tall spreading foot20.5 cm without wooden cover and with cover 23.5cm high Provenance:Mallett, 2nd December 1911, purchased by W. Howard and Ada Palmer. Recorded in the Heathlands ledger p.33, for January 1912 and described as: A puzzle jug, monster spout and pierced neck, enamelled with figures. 'Khang hi. Two ewers of this unusual type are illustrated by E. Gorer and J. F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelains and Hard Stones, vol. I, London, 1911, pl. 135, where they are referred to as 'puzzle pots', and the entry describes how the wine passes by the base of the handle to the spout to bypass the perforations in the neck. 清康熙 五彩人物六方執壺拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，Heathlands檔案記錄，W. Howard和Ada Palmer1911年12月2日購買于知名古董商Mallett。類似藏品見載於E. Gorer和J. F. Blacker編纂的《中国瓷器和寶石》第1卷，图版135，1911年出版於伦敦。這種不尋常的瓷器被称为謎壶，条目描述了酒如何通过從瓶底繞過頸部的鏤空到达喷嘴的過程。