A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'KUI XING' BRUSHPOT
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'KUI XING' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
KANGXI OR LATER
The cylindrical body painted with the deity of examinations, Kui Xing, standing on the head of an ao emerging from crashing waves and scattered florets, holding a calligraphy brush in his right hand, the reverse inscribed with calligraphy, the base with an unglazed circle, together with a wood stand, 12.5cm. (2)
Cf. S Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, p.248 for a related brushpot.