Salt

Small circular salt of silver form, the globular bowl with rolled rim and supported on three mask and paw feet; the outer surface decorated with applied sprigs of double prunus blossom in the manner of the Chinese blanc-de-Chine.  Cream-white body with evenly applied, well developed glassy glaze. Green-tinged translucency. Underside glazed. D. 3.4 in (8.8 cm).

Provenance: Taylor Collection; Simon Spero, London, 1999.

Another, similar Freeman Collection, fig 43, p. 44.