A Chinese blue and white porcelain jar, later adapted as a V...

Hammer

€550

A Chinese blue and white porcelain jar, later adapted as a Vietnamese water pipe, Kangxi and later

H.: 10,6 cm | excl. handle

Provenance:
- Rob Michiels Auctions, Bruges, 15 September 2020, lot 369. (sold EUR 1.170,00)
- The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above. (see added scan)

A jar decorated with a flowering prunus tree, a pierced Taihu rock, and a peony blossom in underglaze cobalt blue. The jar is fitted with copper-alloy mounts and a bone cover with an aperture.
The Chinese porcelain vessel was later adapted into a water pipe, most likely for the Vietnamese market. Chinese porcelain was an important export commodity and was frequently altered, mounted, or transformed in its destination markets to accommodate local tastes and domestic practices. This object provides a fascinating example of the continued appreciation, adaptation, and reinterpretation of Chinese porcelain beyond its original function.

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