The cylindrical brush pot is enamelled on the exterior, within a double-line border, with three ladies seated within a pavilion observing a distant landscape. The other side is decorated with three iron-red seals and a short poetic inscription followed by two characters, Qi Xia.

Note: The inscription is a short poem, 'Spring lament of the Western Palace', by the 7th century Tang dynasty poet, Wang Changling. 

Christie's. Imperial Sale, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 29 May 2013, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall