A RARE FAMILLE-VERTE 'QILIN' BRUSHWASHER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

sturdily potted with steep sides rising from a stepped base, vibrantly enameled to the central medallion with a qilin in a landscape, the well with four panels enclosing precious objects tied with ribbons reserved on alternating diaper grounds, the exterior with a continuous landscape, an apocryphal Chenghua mark in underglaze blue inscribed to the countersunk foot, Japanese wood box (3)

In very good condition. Several burst air bubbles and light fritting at the rim. Minor firing imperfections and light wear.
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A brushwasher of almost identical size and decoration from the J.M. Hu Collection, inscribed with a six-character Kangxi mark, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30th May 2006, lot 1426. The thickly-potted form is more commonly found in blue and white brushwashers of the period, such as a Kangxi mark and period example painted with a dragon illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pl. 15.