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Water Pot with Ivory Lid
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The "peach-bloom" glaze developed during the Kangxi era has been described as "drunken with beauty." The water pot's glaze is in shades ranging from red to grayish rose. The interior and base are covered in white glaze.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWater Pot with Ivory Lid, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). Porcelain with peach bloom glaze; ivory lid; overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.672
