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VARIOUS PROPERTIES 䲸䲬Ἓ⢓⼿炻1995⸜9㚰21㖍炻㉵⑩654嘇 (℞ᷕᷳᶨ)
ΐ㔎Spink & Son Ltd.
3221 楁㷗喯⭴㭼炻2010⸜10㚰8㖍炻㉵⑩2679嘇 (℞ᷕᷳᶨ)

A CARVED YELLOW-ENAMELLED ‘RIVERSCAPE’ ⊿Ṕ㓭⭖⌂䈑昊啷ᶨẞ忻⃱㫦湫慱ầ䪡晽䫮䫺⎗屯⍫侫炻
BRUSH POT 夳1999⸜楁㷗↢䇰㓭⭖⌂䈑昊啷㔯䈑䍵⑩ℐ普˪柷刚慱˫炻
⚾䇰49嘇炷 炸ˤ
DAOGUANG IMPRESSED FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK WITHIN A
DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

Made in imitation of bamboo, the brush pot is superbly carved on
the exterior with a continuous riverscape depicting fishermen in
boats engaging in various activities such as casting fishing nets and
catching water birds, all within a dense rocky backdrop studded
with clusters of trees, and pavilions nestled in rolling mountains,
all under a rich amber-toned enamel. The mouth rim is finely
incised with spots in imitation of the nodes of bamboo.
6 ƒ in. (16.6 cm.) diam.

HK$1,500,000-2,600,000 US$200,000-340,000

PROVENANCE

Sold at Christie’s New York, 21 September 1995, lot 654 (one of
a pair)
Spink & Son Ltd., London
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 October 2010, lot 2679 (one of
a pair)

A Daoguang-marked yellow-enamelled brush pot in imitation of
bamboo carving is in the Beijing Palace Museum Collection, illustrated
in Monochrome Porcelain, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 49 (fig. 1).

fig. 1 Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing

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