Lot Essay
The mark Bi ding ruyi is a rebus for "may things be settled as you wish".
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YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
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A SEPIA-ENAMELLED 'LANDSCAPE' BRUSH WASHER, XI
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
The brush washer is decorated to the exterior with a continuous scene depicting two scholars by a pavilion in a rocky, mountainous landscape. The interior is decorated in famille rose with a scholar. The base bears the Bi ding ruyi mark of a brush, ink cake and ruyi sceptre.
4¼ in. (11 cm.) diam.
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
The brush washer is decorated to the exterior with a continuous scene depicting two scholars by a pavilion in a rocky, mountainous landscape. The interior is decorated in famille rose with a scholar. The base bears the Bi ding ruyi mark of a brush, ink cake and ruyi sceptre.
4¼ in. (11 cm.) diam.