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302 A BLUE AND WHITE ⌲Ꮴ⛆ 䱿㟞ϧ➖ᩲθృびみ

‘FIGURAL’ BRUSHPOT Ȩ᜽ࡃᎡ㸪ȩЬ
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period ҳ⎽
Knapton Rasti Asian Art⧍侚2001䎃
of slightly waisted form, ! nely painted in
varying tones of underglaze blue with a military
scene centering on an imperious general
standing in front of an encampment receiving
news from a messenger carrying a banner
emblazoned with the character ling (order)
identifying the ! gure as a courier and allowing
him to deliver news unimpeded during battle,
their $ uttering garments emphasizing the
dramatic moment, chevron bands above and
below, the base with an apocryphal Chenghua
four-character mark in underglaze blue within
a double circle, coll. no. 365.
Height 5⅛ in., 13 cm
PROVENANCE
Knapton & Rasti Asian Art, London, 2001.
The rhythmic, linear rendering of the rockwork
and the landscape depicted by loosely-formed,
washy ‘blobby dots’ recall the style known
as ‘Master of the Rocks’. This painterly style,
reminiscent of late Ming dynasty artists
such as Wang Jianzhang, is represented on
scholarly objects made by the artisans of
Jingdezhen from the 1640s through the 1690s.
The present brushpot is a ! ne example of the
late expression of this famous style. The ! ne
potting, quality of the cobalt blue, inclusion
of chevron borders and the Chenghua mark
inscribed loosely on the base are consistent
with other wares made in the early to mid-
1690s.
$ 10,000-15,000

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