A FINE RUYAO PEACH-SHAPED BRUSHWASHER, XI

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A FINE RUYAO PEACH-SHAPED BRUSHWASHER, XI
yongzheng

The naturalistic vessel with stem and six leaves, one rounded side with the natural crease found on the fruit, all under a rich, thick, opaque pale glaze, thinning at the edges to reveal the dark body beneath, the base and stem with six fine 'sesame seed' spur marks, one leaf edge chip restored
5 1/8in. (12.9cm.) diam., carved wood stand, wood box

Lot Essay

Compare a similar Yongzheng brush-washer from the Carl Kempe Collection in the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, Kodansha Series , vol.9, black and white illustration no.275. Another is illustrated in Qing Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong from the Palace Museum Collection, 1989, p.447, pl.129; and a smaller brush-washer of this form is in the Baur Collection illustrated by J. Ayers, Catalogue, col.III, no.A339.

Cf. also the similar example from the J. M. Hu Collection, sold in New York, 4 June 1985, lot 58

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