A FAMILLE-VERTE BISCUIT 'MONKEY' WINE POT, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIODBiscuit porcelain with three-color glaze in manganese yellow, dark brown and intense green.China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)The rare wine pot modelled in the form of a seated monkey holding a peach, with a cub sitting on its lap, the hat of the monkey serving as the lid, depicted with large rounded brown-glazed eyes and rounded nose and ears, its fur neatly incised and covered in a thin wash of manganese yellow, the spout glazed in in green, brown and yellow, the left arm of the monkey serving as the handle.Shape: Monkey with cubWeight: 535 gramsDimensions: Height 17.8 cm (including lid)Condition: Very good condition with some wear, very minor manufacturing flaws, some minuscule nibbles and one tiny chip at the lip, all not visible when the lid is in placeProvenance: American private collection.Auction result comparison: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Sotheby's, 09 NOVEMBER 2011, LONDON, lot 540. (for a related winepot)康熙硬彩素燒胎雙猴酒壺素燒胎瓷壺,黃釉爲主,深褐色及綠色釉中國,康熙(1662-1722)造型:母猴與幼猴重量: 535 克尺寸:縂高 17.8 厘米 品相:保存狀況極好,一些磨損,輕微製作缺陷,唇沿上有一些微小的磕碰和一處小開口,蓋上蓋子就看不見Very 來源:美國私人收藏.