A rare Chinese 'peachbloom' brush washer, tangluo xi, Kangxi mark and of the period, of compressed circular form, covered in a rich crushed strawberry red glaze with some olive-green inclusions, thinning slightly at the rims, the interior and base glazed white, the base with six-character mark of Kangxi in underglaze blue, 11.7cm diameterProvenance: Private collection and inherited by the current owner.This type of brush washer is described as being of gong shape, or tangluo xi, as it has a very compressed body. It belongs to a group of vessels referred to as the ba da ma, 'Eight Great Numbers'. See, J. Ayers, 'The Peachbloom Wares of the Kangxi Period (1662-1722)', Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol. 64, 1999-2000, p. 49.清康熙 豇豆红釉大清康熙年制款铴锣洗拍品来源：英国私人收藏，现藏家祖母于其母亲处继承