Guglet
Datec. 1750
Geography
Made -
China
Medium/TechniquePorcelain (hard-paste)
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 in. x 3 3/4 in. (26.04 cm x 9.53 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of Mrs. Randall H. Hagner, Jr., Vice Regent Emerita for the District of Columbia, 2007
Object numberH-4561
DescriptionPear-shaped guglet or bottle with a knopped neck and flared or trumpet-shaped mouth on a high foot ring, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue. A single blue encircles the exterior of the rim. The knop is decorated with a wide trellis-diaper band. Around the exterior is a left-anchored landscape with a hut and two figures. A moon appears at top center and there is a pagoda on the projecting point of land in the background at the upper right. A single blue line encircles the base of the body.Published ReferencesChristie, Manson & Woods International Inc., The Hodroff Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, 24 January 2007, Sales Catalogue 1794 (New York: Christie's, 2007), Lot # 121.
David S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader (London: Zwemmer, 1994), 206. (general reference)
Colin Sheaf and Richard Kilburn, The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes: The Complete Record (Oxford, England: Phaidon, 1988), 140-141. (general reference)
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc., The Nanking Cargo April 28-May 2, 1986 (Amsterdam: Christie's, 1986), Lot # 2241.
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