18TH CENTURY

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A GUAN-TYPE LINGZHI BRUSH WASHER, XI
18TH CENTURY
The brush washer is well modelled in the shape of a lingzhi fungus group, with the main twin-fungus forming the washer. The underside is modelled with further lingzhi. With the exception of several spur marks on the underside, the vessel is covered overall in a lustrous glaze of pale bluish tone suffused with crackle.
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

Compare this brush washer to a similar guan-type brush washer found in 'Small Refined Articles of the Study', from The Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2009, p.133, no.107.

A smaller comparable fruit-form shaped vessel is illustrated in The Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2009, p.220, no.216.

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