A rare powder-blue glazed brushpot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 21. A rare powder-blue glazed brushpot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 16cm (6 1/4in) high. Sold for £5,100 (Estimate £4,000 - 6,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022
The cylindrical vessel slightly tapering, the exterior covered in a lustrous powder blue-glaze, the interior glazed white, the base with small recessed button glazed white.
Provenance: Adrian M. Joseph (d.2010), Hong Kong, 6 September 1985.
Published and Illustrated: S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, Hong Kong, 2020, pp.216-219.
Note: The present lot is unique in that it has no gilt-decoration usually applied to powder-blue vessels. See for example, a powder-blue glazed brushpot with gilt decorated landscape, Kangxi, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study, Shanghai, 2009, p.92, no.62..
Bonhams. THE MARSH COLLECTION ART FOR THE LITERATI, 3 November 2022, London, New Bond Street