An inscribed famille-verte brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period 清康熙 五彩題詩花鳥紋筆筒

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An inscribed famille-verte brushpot,

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

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清康熙 五彩題詩花鳥紋筆筒

the inscribed poem may be translated as follows,

Do you not realise the peaches of the Queen Mother of the West take a thousand years to ripen,

For the time being let us amuse ourselves like Liu Lang.題詩：

未知王母千年熟

且共劉郎一咲同

h. 12.4 cm