A Rare Blue And White Barrel-Shaped Brush and Inkcake Stand

FOUR-CHARACTER CHANG MING FU GUI MARK, 16TH CENTURY

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A Rare Blue And White Barrel-Shaped Brush and Inkcake Stand
Four-Character Chang Ming Fu Gui Mark, 16th Century
The domed top pierced with one rectangular and four circular apertures surrounded by flower sprigs interspersed with babao, the sides with a frieze of scholars at various pursuits, the mark centered by a small double square and within a double circle on the base
5in. (14cm.) diam., wood stand

Lot Essay

The unusual configuration of the mark appears to be imitating the design of a bronze coin or 'cash'.

A group of four stands of this type, variously decorated and one of hexagonal form, was included in a study display at the British Museum, 17 October - 30 November 1994 and is illustrated by J. H. Hall in the article, 'A Research Display of 16th Century Chinese Ceramics from the Oriental Ceramic Society and the British Museum', T.O.C.S., vol. 58, 1993-1994, p. 34, fig. 7-10.

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