Glazed ceramic. China, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911) and late Qing to after
Water dropper for the calligrapher with a beak-shaped, long beak, two grommet handles and black-brown, spirited glaze partially forming toward the bottom powerful drops. The vessel could thus be older than stated. Red customs seal.
The little pot has a belly-shaped form and deep black, shiny glaze. Short conical neck, rim and underneath the foot are unglazed, showing brown sherd. On the retracted, glazed bottom is an old label.
HEIGHT 10 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.