Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Emperor Reign period, splendid polychrome landscape mountain brush pot. Porcelain brush pot is sturdily in cylindrical straight body, thick potted , with flat base, deep curvature, slight tall and gentle upward to wide opening form rim. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean pale white underglaze base color which contrast against the Dou cai design color. The exterior decorated vividly with colorful enamel paintings in conglomeration of big pavilion interspersed with fresh green tree and foliage, Lishui water fall, rock hill, ruyi clouds on the landscape mountain. Many mountains in China are sacred, some to Daoist, some to Buddhists and some to both. In folk religion each mountain has its own deity associated with it. The pictogram character for mountain Shan has three towering peaks. ‘Mountains and sea’ represent an all encompassing phrase for the whole world Shanghai. Mountains represent the yang element in the landscape and as such connect to the governing yang element in China - the Emperor. Mountain is one of the eight trigrams in Feng Shui and Yi Jing. Of these Taishan is considered the most important and stones from the mountain were often placed in towns across China as a lucky charm. The immaculate porcelain body is covered with a characteristic silky glaze, with fine floral details covering the finish. The color is balanced, elegant and exquisite. The porcelain displays a subtle sheen as the light ricochets across the finely glazed exterior. The porcelain conformed all required specimen to be high valued Chinese porcelain wares, with finest material, the whiteness, the glaze, the carving, and the shape. Without overlap the outlines of the design, well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned.The Under-base bears reign mark, a six underglaze blue seal script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.Measurements: Height:4" Diameter:2 1/2" PROVENANCE:From the estate of Harold & Mousser, of York, Pennsylvania, an entrepeneurs, private collections, acquired pre-1970's from Fluhrer's Galleries, York, PA. The Collections of Harold & Mousser presented and offered up to auctions from Lot-81 through Lot-121.