Lot 47. A Famille Verte 'Magpie and Prunus' brush pot, bitong, Kangxi period (1662-1722). The brush pot: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000(USD 10,304 - USD 15,456). © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.

The exterior is marked with an artemisia leaf in iron red and an iron red and gilt seal mark.
Together with:
R. L. Hobson, Bernard Rackham and William King, Chinese Ceramics in Private Collections, London: Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd., 1931.
Limited edition, number 496 of 625 copies.

Provenance: The W. J. Holt Collection.

Literature: R. L. Hobson, Bernard Rackham and William King, Chinese Ceramics in Private Collections, London, 1931, p. 136, fig. 240.