A DEHUA FIGURAL 'BOY' WATERDROPPER, EARLY QING China, 17th-18th century. The boy standing on a circular base, holding his long flowing robe with one hand and the water dropper in the form of a double-gourd vessel in the other. He is wearing an elaborate pendant at the chest. His face with almond-shaped eyes and full lips forming a smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. His braided tuft of hair acts as a removable stopper. Provenance: From a Dutch private collection. Old label 'W. 3' to base. Condition: The cover and one arm with old repairs, the cover also with a chip. Otherwise in good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, such as firing cracks and glaze recesses. Weight: 432.4 g Dimensions: Height 21.8 cm Expert's note: While Dehua figural water droppers, such as 'crab and lotus' at Christie's (see Auction result comparison), are already quite rare to find on the auction market, the present lot appears to be quite unique with no other examples found in public collections. Auction result comparison: Compare another Dehua water dropper, modeled as a crab on a lotus leaf, dated to the Kangxi period, at Christie's London, in The van Daalen Collection of Chinese Art on 6 November 2019, lot 88, sold for GBP 6,875. 清代早期德化白釉童子水注 中國，十七至十八世紀。童子站在圓形底座上，一手拉著衣袍下擺，另一隻手拿著葫蘆瓶。他的胸前戴著一個精緻的吊墜。 他的臉上杏仁狀眼睛和豐滿的嘴唇形成了一個微笑，兩側是長長的耳垂。 他頭上的辮子上有一個可取下的塞子。 來源：荷蘭私人收藏，底座可見舊標簽“W. 3”。 品相：蓋子和一隻手臂有舊時修理，蓋子還帶有磕損開片。 其他狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，例如燒製裂紋和釉面凹陷。 重量：432.4 克 尺寸：高21.8 厘米 專家注釋：佳士得的德化”蓮葉螃蟹“水注（見拍賣結果比較）在拍賣市場上已經非常罕見，但目前這件作品似乎非常獨特，公共收藏中沒有其他例子。 拍賣結果比較：一件康熙時期德化”蓮葉螃蟹“ 水注﹐見倫敦佳士得The van Daalen Collection of Chinese Art 2019年11月 6日 lot 88, 售價GBP 6,875。