White porcelain lotus leaf dropper, China, Kangxi period (1662-1722) Suiteki () glazed blue underglaze and copper red dropper in the shape of a lotus leaf with an attached seed pod, the leaf with painted and applied veins and stems, a small green glazed crab descending into the open leaf. The leaf is supported by its stem which forms the base of the container and surrounds the cup. The exterior is decorated in cobalt blue with white veins while the white interior is decorated with blue veins. Length : 12 cm Missing legs of the crab For a similar example, also dated 17th century, see The Baur Collection, J. Ayers, the catalog, illustrated vol. II, no. A226 and for another example also dated to the Kangxi period, see the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, object number AK-RAK-1972-3.