Een fraaie Chinese blauw-witte en koperrode 'Master of the Rocks' penselenbeker, Kangxi

Dia.: 19,5 cm - H.: 16,5 cm

Provenance: A private collection in the province of Friesland, The Netherlands.

It is very unusual to find blue and white brushpots in this style with added highlights of underglaze copper-red, however one example in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Chen Runmin, Qing Shunzhi Kangxi Chao Qinghuaci, Beijing, 2005, no. 222.

Ref.:
- A related flaring brush pot was exhibited with Marchant and Son, London, and later part of the Jarras Collection, sold at Christie's, London, June 13, 1990, and later offered at Bonham's, London, on Nov. 7, 2013. (link)
- A closely related blue and white example is in the Shanghai Museum and published under no. 82 in 'Seventeenth century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collections'.

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Generally of very attractive appearance, with a bright and shiny glaze.
- A superficial ca. 5 mm chip on the glazed foot.
- Numerous small chips to the unglazed foot.
- A stained star-shaped hairline on the base, slightly visible on the inside as well.
- Typical minor superficial wear and negligible baking flaws throughout.