LOT 174 A DOUCAI BRUSHPOT, BITONG Kangxi
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A DOUCAI BRUSHPOT, BITONG KangxiA DOUCAI BRUSHPOT, BITONGKangxiDelicately outlined in blue and enamelled with green rocks issuing a twisting grisaille branch of iron-red prunus supporting a perching bird, beside clumps of iron-red and yellow chrysanthemum flowers and bamboo sprays, the reverse with two further birds in flight above three scattered rocks. 14.3cm (5 5/8in) high.清康熙 鬥彩花鳥紋筆筒Provenance: a former Governor of Hong Kong in the late 19th century, and thence by descent來源:十九世紀晚期前香港總督藏品,並由後人保存迄今Brushpots were vital accessories for the scholar's table to hold his brushes. The present lot is finely decorated with birds and flowers; typical literati motifs and created for their market. The present design was probably copied from one of the illustrated woodblock printed books that proliferated at the time, such as the 'Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden' (芥子園畫傳), that catered for a new generation of literati wishing to cultivate themselves in the art of painting; see J.P.Park, Art by the Book: Painting Manuals and the Leisure Life in Late Ming China, Seattle and London, 2017.
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