Asian Ceramics

PAIR OF 'KLAPMUTSEN'

Pair of early 'klapmutsen'.

1600-1610 (Wanli) (possibly five years earlier, because of the very high quality painting)
China Jindezhen.
Diameter: 21,5 cm
Height: 5,5 cm.

Maura Rinaldi: Kraakporselein, a Moment in the History of Trade. London, 1989. Compare plate 133 pp 124.                                                                  Wolfram Eberhart, A Dictionery of Chinese Symbols, London and New York, 1986, pp 144. 

Ex-collectie Bomers-Marres.