Blanc de Chine 2024

Chinese Blanc de Chine brushpot, bitong, of slightly tapered form with recessed base and unglazed footrim, incised on the exterior with a twelve-character inscription and a two-character mark yu ren “jade man”, the very slightly elliptical body covered overall in a rich and even cream glaze continuing to the well of the interior and base.

Chinese Blanc de Chine brushpot, bitong, of slightly tapered form with recessed base and unglazed footrim, incised on the exterior with a three column, twenty-character grass script poem and four-character maker’s mark, covered overall in a rich and even cream glaze extending on the interior.

Large Chinese Blanc de Chine cylindrical incense burner of lian form on three ruyi-head bracket feet, impressed with a central band of archaistic kue dragons on a liewen, key-fret ground, between raised ribs and above a further rib, and beneath a wide lipped rim, the base unglazed, covered overall in a rich and even cream glaze.

Chinese Blanc de Chine incense burner of archaic bronze lian form, on three ruyi-head bracket feet, impressed with a central band of archaic animals on a leiwen, key-fret ground between horizontal ribs, covered in a white glaze.

Chinese Blanc de Chine openwork brushpot, bitong, of cylindrical form, decorated with three incised peony blooms amongst branches and leaves issuing from rockwork, between a raised wide band at the rim and footrim, covered overall in a rich and even white glaze.

Chinese Blanc de Chine fluted libation cup of rhinoceros horn form, moulded with overhanging rocks beneath the rim, covered overall in a rich and even cream glaze, the tip of the horn unglazed.