明末 / 清初 十七世紀 青花羲之愛鵝花瓶及花石詩句筆筒

the first a pear-shaped vase, painted with a scene of Wang Xizhi being offered a duck by an young acolyte; the second a cylindrical brushpot, slightly waisted, painted with chrysanthemum and peony emerging from rockwork and with a two-line poetic inscription and signed hallmark, tian shui tang zhi (2)

Brushpot - the edge of the base has been polished to remove frits and a shallow chip. There is also a polished area on the upper rim. There is a small glaze chip and minor frits to the inner rim. There is a firing crack in the base running between the characters of the mark. The word CHINA has been later etched into the base. Vase - the rim has been polished to remove frits. There is some kiln grit adhering under the base.
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