A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL BRUSH AND INK HOLDER

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL BRUSH AND INK HOLDER

16TH/17TH CENTURY

Drum-shaped, the top with three circular and one rectangular apertures separated by scrolling foliage, surrounding an unglazed biscuit circle, the side painted with birds perched on floral branches, the base with a shou shan fu hai mark, 13.5cm.

Provenance: from a British private collection, purchase from Bonhams, London, 5th November 2013, lot 16.

Illustrated: S Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, pp.23-24.