SHUNZHI PERIOD (1644-1661)

A blue and white brush pot with similar grapevine band, from the Butler Family Collection and dating to the Shunzhi period, is illustrated by Michael Butler, Julia B. Curtis and Stephen Little in Shunzhi Porcelain: Treasures from an Unknown Reign, 1644-1661, Alexandria, VA, 2002, p. 141, no. 32, where Sir Michael Butler comments that, “It is also worth noting the painting of the vine leaves: the spine of the leaf stands out against the center which is left plain, is typical of the Shunzhi era.”