Lot Essay
Compare another sepia-decorated brushpot of this size, also with Qianlong seal mark, but with turquoise interior and gilded rim, sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 19 November 1986, lot 290.
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THE PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
AN UNUSUAL SMALL IRON-RED-DECORATED CAFE-AU-LAIT-GROUND BRUSHPOT, BITONG
QIANLONG IRON-RED SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
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AN UNUSUAL SMALL IRON-RED-DECORATED CAFE-AU-LAIT-GROUND BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Qianlong iron-red seal mark and of the period (1736-1795)
The cylindrical sides delicately painted in shaded tones of iron-red with a pavilion and a small hut set into a hilly landscape, a solitary figure gazing at a sampan in the distance to one side below two lines from a famous Tang dynasty poem inscribed above, all against a café-au-lait ground, the mouth rim gilded
3 3/16in. (8.1cm.) high
Qianlong iron-red seal mark and of the period (1736-1795)
The cylindrical sides delicately painted in shaded tones of iron-red with a pavilion and a small hut set into a hilly landscape, a solitary figure gazing at a sampan in the distance to one side below two lines from a famous Tang dynasty poem inscribed above, all against a café-au-lait ground, the mouth rim gilded
3 3/16in. (8.1cm.) high