Chinese porcelain large brush pot, c. 1880, Qing Dynasty.

A massive Chinese porcelain brush pot, c. 1880, Qing Dynasty. The extraordinarily large brush pot, hand painted in underglaze blue, with the Emporer and attendants in a garden setting, before a large painting depicting waves crashing over rocks, with mountains in the background. Further figures stroll in the garden. A continuous Ruyi head motif is painted around the rim, whilst lappets adorn the the foot rim. The top of the brush pot with four shaped panels containing figures in gardens or flowering plants, on a cell diaper ground.

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