A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND CYLINDRICAL BRUSHPOT

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND CYLINDRICAL BRUSHPOT, BITONG

PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY

Brightly painted to the exterior with lotus flowerheads set amidst scrolling leaves, the blooms divided by bats and stylised gilt characters, all contained between bands of lappets and ruyi-heads, the interior and base glazed turquoise, with a six character Daoguang mark to the base, 13.5cm.