Of elegant form. Decorated with an arrangement of peonies, bamboo, and rockery in an outdoor setting. All finely painted in underglaze blue. The surface is abraded from its time under the sea.
Height: 8 ⅝ inches (22 cm.)
The famed Hatcher Collection, was a sea wreck recovered from the South China Sea in the 1980s and sold in Amsterdam at Christie’s on March 14, 1984. The quantity and quality of the porcelains was remarkable, and caused a collecting trend of these particular types. Much was learned from these pieces about the 17th century porcelain market that was otherwise not known at the time. Their dramatic history of having been retrieved from under the sea after 340 years added to their mystique.