A wine pot in the shape of the Chinese character fu ( prosperity), this unusual form is done in the Kangxi style. Of rectangular section and formed as an auspicious character with a central oblong panel of a servant procuring wine on one side and a poet seated in a garden on the reverse, the body with meandering chrysanthemum blossoms reserved on a black ground. The handle and spout are decorated to simulate bamboo wrapping. During the Kangxi period these wine pots were made in three forms, fu (prosperity), shou (longevity), and lu (success). A complete set of three is in the Salting Collection.
清代 Qing Dynasty, 光緒 Guangxu Period (1875-1908)
Height:  7 1/4" (18.4cm)  
Please refer to item #FN-400 when inquiring.