Lot 5. Two incised celadon-glazed 'peony' brush washers Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 22.7 cm; 21 cm, 8⅞ in.; 8¼ in. Lot sold: 7,560 EUR (Estimate: 3,000 - 4,000 EUR). (C) 2021 Sotheby's

each with shallow rounded sides waisted below the lipped, everted rim, standing on splayed footrim, the exterior incised beneath the pale green glaze with a peony scroll above a band of upright lotus petals, the interior left in white.

Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 30th March 1978, lot 228.