Fine Asian Art

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A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BRUSH-WASHER, China, Daoguang (1820-1850) mark and period

h cm 9 x d cm 14,9

The exterior surface is decorated with a band of characters in seal script, set above fine raised blue bands. Below, two pairs of qilong are depicted among leafy scrolls. The interior is enamelled in turquoise, as is the base, which bears a six-character iron-red square seal mark of the Daoguang Emperor.

Provenance: Private collection, The Netherlands.

Catalogue note:

For a similar piece, see Christie's, live auction 2463, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I & II, 15 September 2011, New York, lot no. 1610.

黄地粉彩螭龙纹笔洗，中国，道光