A Dehua reticulated brushpot (bitong), Late 17th - Early 18th century
A Dehua reticulated brushpot (bitong), Late 17th - Early 18th century. Estimate 16,000 — 18,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
of tall cylindrical form, the sides deftly pierced in two registers, the lower with a leafy, stylized peony meander, the upper with four shaped reserves each enclosing a single character, zhuang, yuan, ji, di, (may you be first in the Imperial examination) all against a wan pattern fretwork ground, between plain concave borders at the rim and base, glazed overall in a lustrous creamy-white glaze, fitted hard wood stand (2). Height 6 in., 15 cm
Provenance:A. Staal Antiquaire, Amsterdam (according to labels).
Sotheby's Mak Van Waay, Amsterdam 15th January 1974, lot 311.
E.G. Kostalany, London (by repute).
Fiorentini Collection, London (according to label).
Sotheby's. Inscriptions: History as Art New York, 17 mars 2015, 01:30 PM