Lot 2679. A pair of yellow carved 'Four pleasures' brushpots, Impressed seal marks and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 16.3 cm., 6 1/2 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,340,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010.

each potted with straight sides rising from a flat footring, the exterior meticulously carved with joyful figures engaged in fishing, woodcutting, ploughing, and reading, or the 'Four Pleasures', all in a continuous landscape with rivers and pavilions, applied overall with a muted honey-yellow glaze, the rims densely packed with dots imitating bamboo, the underside impressed with a four-character reign mark.

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London (according to labels).