Green glazed ceramic. China, Qing, presumably 17th cent.
This vessel presents in down-sized form a six-sided water bucket, as used to retrieve water from a fountain. The sides are smooth with a torus all-around above the center; flat, closed upper side, a large hole for filling, transverse handle, short, curved spout. Beautiful glaze tone with craquelé, glaze torus on lower end.
HEIGHT 20 CM, DM 19,4 CM
From the collection of Jürgen L. Fischer, Ascona, Switzerland
Jürgen L. Fischer was one of the major European collectors of Chinese art. The extensive size of the collection largely owes to the family’s fortune from the invention of the world-famous “Uhu Alleskleber ” in 1932 (the first synthetic resin glue world-wide) by grandfather August Fischer. Jürgen L. Fischer, who lived until 2013, was an avid collector of Chinese porcelain in an astonishing wide variety, in every size and from every time period. Jürgen Fischer passed on his comprehensive knowledge in numerous specialist books – among others, his large and very instructive book about the art of Chinese snuffbottles and also an antiquarian’s guide to Chinese art.