M5377
Description
Chinese porcelain blue and white, underglaze copper-red and celadon brush pot, bitong, painted and carved in a continuous mountain river landscape scene, with a fisherman in his boat moving towards a village and a viewing pavilion nestled amongst the mountains, with elaborate pine tree and wutong and another viewing pavilion on a rocky promontory, beneath clouds and the setting sun, the unglazed base with recessed glazed centre in imitation of a turned-wood brush pot.
Kangxi, 1662-1722.
Wood stand and felt stand.
7 1/8 inches, 18 cm diameter; 6 inches, 15.3 cm high.
Provenance & Additional Information
• From the collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872-1946).
• A similar brush pot is in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taiwan is included by Wang Shih-chieh’s book Enamelled Ware of the Ch’ing Dynasty, Book 1, pl. 1-1d, pp. 32-37; another in the Palace Museum, Beijing is illustrated by Li Yi-hua in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, no. 17, p. 34; another was exhibited at the Osaka City Museum in their exhibition of Qing Dynasty Art, 1994, no. 21, p. 14; a further example was included by Marchant in their Recent Acquisitions catalogue, 2010, no. 25, pp. 42/3.
Condition
Excellent condition, some wear and scratches to the interior.
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