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Height: 29.4 cm. (1158 in.)
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AIGUIÈRE EN PORCELAINE BLEU BLANC POUR LE MARCHÉ ISLAMIQUE
LA PORCELAINE, CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, ÉPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722), LA MONTURE POSTÉRIEURE
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This type of ewer was inspired by Middle Eastern metal prototypes and would have been made for export to the Middle East or India. It would have been paired with a basin and used in handwashing. A ewer of related form is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, No. 1581-1876.

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