Bidspirit auction | Chinese Export Famille Verte Puzzle

Chinese Export Famille Verte Puzzle Jug - Chinese export famille verte porcelain puzzle jug and cover, Kangxi ca. 1700-20. Of hexagonal form with pierced neck, enameled with a qilin in a fenced garden and flowering peonies. With a small spout set to the side of the tall handle. Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 25 October 2002; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Height: 9 3/4 in x width: 4 1/2 in x diameter: 3 1/2 in. Condition: Along the raised band above the footrim, there is a small area of restoration; additionally, there is a small chip that has been painted over. There are fleabite to moderately-sized chips along high points and extreme edges, particularly along the horizontal raised band elements throughout the ewer, along the base of the handle, and along the mouth of the spout. There is a possible restoration to the mouth of the spout, particularly along the area corresponding to the top of the dragon's mouth. To the lid, there are fleabite to small-sized chips along the rim. Possible signs of restoration along the underside of the lid; the area fluoresces very lightly under UV light. There is crazing to the glaze. Scattered rounded and linear firing flaws. Wear to the glaze, including minute losses. Fleabite to small-sized chips along the footrim.