A QING DYNASTY UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN EWER, LEAF MARK, SHIPWRECK CARGO, KANGXI PERIOD, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, with flaring rim interior enclosing reserves of ribbon tied auspicious objects within a diapered band, opposite an exterior rim of shaped ruyi banding enclosing chrysanthemums and prunus blooms, above a short neck with blossoming peony stems and a shoulder continuing the auspicious objects within diapered decoration, over a bulbous body and spout, centering a continuous scene of a Ming style noblewomen and her attendant covered by an open pavilion while watching boys frolicking with a crab within a walled garden shaded by branches of an ancient willow, continuing to bamboo and long leaf foliage before a sacred scholar's rock, above a diapered tapering base interspersed with oval panels of ribbon tied scrolls alternating various emblems, on a short foot enclosing an underglaze blue artemisia leaf mark. Height: 10.50" Width: 8.25" Depth: 7.25 Condition: Good condition for shipwreck cargo porcelains including but not limited to; surface glaze is dull and has buildup in areas as well as a few barnacle residue spots throughout.

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