A blue and white ’Western Chamber’ brush pot, Bitong, Qing dynasty, early Kangxi (1662-1722).
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Finely potted with gently curving sides, the exterior skilfully painted with a continuous scene in underglaze blue with a scene from the drama "Xi Xiang Ji" (Romance of the western chamber) Zhang Sheng and Yingying part. (Part IV, Act III), all between decorative borders. Height 15 cm. Diameter approximately 20 cm.
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Provenance
Property of a private Finnish collection.
Exhibitions
Compare with a brushpot of this type sold at Bonhams from The Marsh Collection: Art for the Literati (Part IV). 6 November 2025, London, New Bond Street, lot no 19.
Compare with a brush pot of this type of painting sold at Sothebys, lot 33, L12215
07 November 2012 • London.
Compare also one sold at Chrisites, lot no 1279. 22 MAR 2012 | Live auction 2648
Auspicious Treasures for Scholars and Emperors: Selections from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection.
Literature
Qing porcelain. Se page 27, a brush pot of this type, Beurdelay and Raindre discusses that this type of decoration is often attributed to Master of the Rocks, however this is not the work of an individual artist, but rather a generic term characterizing the style of several porcelain painters of the early Kangxi period prior to 1683.
More information
Brushpots and scrollpots are implements for the scholar's desk and the present example embodies the fresh and unique form that characterize the 17th century ceramics.