A Blue and White Brushpot, Bitong Qing Dynasty, Early Kangxi Period

of cylindrical form, the exterior painted with a farmer standing in front of two elephants, his hands clasped together as he greets a procession of officials bearing tribute, the rim encircled with an ice-crackle band and the foot with dabs of washes

Christie's London, 19th April 1983, lot 338.
Ralph Chait Galleries.

From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 82.

The rim polished, three restored chips to foot ring (measuring 12mm, 16mm and 18mm), otherwise in good general condition with minor surface wear and firing imperfections.
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