A CHINESE CYLINDRICAL BRUSH AND INK HOLDER

£800 - £1,200

£3,200

WANLI 1573-1619

Drum-shaped, the top with four circular and one rectangular apertures separated by flowerheads in underglaze blue and iron-red, the side painted with floral and cloud designs, all against a cell diaper-ground, the base with a mark reading wan fu you tong, (the enamels perhaps later), 3.5cm.

Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Bonhams, London, 3rd November 2014, lot 388.

Illustrated: S Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, pp.23-26.

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