Thoughts on Green Glazed Water Dropper - Help Identify This

RE: Thoughts on Green Glazed Water Dropper

Kay Peterson — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:07:42 +0000

Some similarities to this: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37514

RE: Thoughts on Green Glazed Water Dropper

PT Collector — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:00:33 +0000

Thank you @shinigami, I will keep digging and will update if any new details are discovered.

RE: Thoughts on Green Glazed Water Dropper

Shinigami — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:10:21 +0000

My guess would be something from South East Asia too. It looks like a woman laying on her side with the feet to the right. Like Julia said the clue is the face and it's also the color. Kangxi water droppers are more green like the Bukowskis example.

RE: Thoughts on Green Glazed Water Dropper

PT Collector — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:22:21 +0000

Hi @julia, thank you for the reply. Exactly, it does seem like an odd item to fake. It appears to be wearing a skirt or some form of robe and I initially thought it was a zoomorphic creature, or possibly a figure riding something (it almost looks like there are hooves below the skirt, like a Qilin?) I was also thinking it could be a late Qing or Republic Shiwan piece, based on the glaze.

I picked it up from US eBay auction, from a seller with a random assortment of items (little to no Asian art).

RE: Thoughts on Green Glazed Water Dropper

Julia — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:55:07 +0000

What an interesting piece. Wish I had found it! Of course, it could be a fake, but why pick something so difficult to identify as the subject of it.

It could be south east asian, but I haven't found anything similar. The face is vaguely Thai in style, but have you any idea what it is. Could it be wrestlers? Is that a skirt above the feet?

Where did you find it?

Thoughts on Green Glazed Water Dropper

PT Collector — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:01:20 +0000

Hi Folks,

I recently found this green glazed water dropper and would appreciate any thoughts. I've found a similar example from Bukowskis depicting a frog that appears to be Kangxi, and other examples ranging from Ming to Republic, however have not found one with this form. I've included photos of my item and the Bukowskis example below, thank you for any ideas.

- PT

My Item:

96914 96915 96916 96917 96918

Bukowskis Example:

https://www.bukowskis.com/en/auctions/H036/1785

96919 96920 96921