Pot à pinceaux en porcelaine fencai Chine, dynastie Qing, marque et époque Yongzheng (1723-1735)

de forme cylindrique, à décor d'immortels et leurs serviteurs se livrant à diverses activités dans un paysage rocailleux planté de pins et bambous, trois se faisant éventer pendant qu'ils disputent une partie de weiqi, un autre assis à une table près d'un bronze achaïque, un autre agitant son pinceau vers le ciel, marque à six caractères à la base, socle en bois sculpté ; fêle et petits éclats

A pronged crack, running down from the rim through the body on 10cm and splitting in two branches approx 5 cm each at its bottom ; several losses to the enamels as well as old surface scratches ; the glaze on the mark is misfired and yellowing ; a few scratches and firing imperfections inside. Chipped sections and losses to the woodstand.
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