Asian Art II - 16th November 2022
Lot 1051
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL BRUSH AND INK HOLDER
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £4000
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Description
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.