245.
A ‘EN GRISAILLE’ AND RUBY-GROUND TEAPOT AND COVER
Qing dynasty, Yongzheng/ early Qianlong period
10,5 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection, acquired from Fournier M.a de Curiosités, 59 F.bo Montmartre, Paris (label).
inv. n. 3749.
The globular body surmounted by a very short cylindrical neck with a slightly domed cover with a pine cone-shaped finial, an ear-shaped handle opposing to a curved spout, the whole external surface with an intense ruby ground, two leaf-shaped reserves with ‘encre de chine’ minutely painted lakeside landscapes.
