AN AMBER-GLAZED 'FISH' BRUSHWASHER WANG BINGRONG, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

of compressed globular body, well-carved to the interior with three fan-tailed goldfish amid waterplants, covered overall in a dark amber glaze, the base with an impressed seal mark Wang Bingrong zuo 'made by Wang Bingrong'

Collection of Tonne and John Scheiss.

The World in Monochromes, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 2009, cat. no. 225.

There is a hairline crack to the rim. The shoulder with an area of some partially glazed over potting flaws. The interior with chips along the edge of one fish and a crack to the belly of another fish. The surface with wear overall consistent with age and use.
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