A CELADON GLAZED BRUSHPOT, BITONG, FIRST HALF OF THE QING DYNASTY China, late 17th to 18th century. Of cylindrical form, supported on three short bracket feet and with an incurved rim, the sides finely worked in low relief depicting lotus blossoms divided by scrolling vines below a band of key-fret and a double line border. Covered in a celadon glaze suffused with a fine network of crackles and pooling to a darker tone in the recesses.

Provenance: Dutch trade. The base with an old collector's label inscribed with an inventory number '18'.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear and some firing flaws, including pitting, glaze recesses and dark spots. The glaze extensive crackling is intentional.

Weight: 1,963 g
Dimensions: Height 15.7 cm

The interior partly left unglazed, revealing the buff ware, with some areas burnt to orange in the firing. The base of the interior with an illegible inscription. The glazed areas of the inside are depicting a distinct glaze crackling.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 19 March 2015, lot 428
Price: USD 10,000 or approx. EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A celadon-glazed carved cylindrical brush pot, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Expert remark: Compare the similar floral scroll motif. Note that this brush pot has no feet.


清代前期青釉暗刻纏枝花紋筆筒
中國，十七世紀末至十八世紀。圓柱形，三足，平口，筒身外壁精美暗刻纏枝蓮紋，邊緣飾雷紋。通體覆蓋青釉，開片。

來源：荷蘭古玩交易市場，底部可見老收藏家收藏標籤，上有編號“18”。
品相：狀況良好，磨損和一些燒製缺陷，如釉面凹陷和黑點，釉面大面積開片。

重量：1,963 克
尺寸：高15.7 厘米

筆筒内壁沒上釉，露出淺黃色胎，局部呈橘色。底部有不明款銘。有明顯開片。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得, 2015年3月19日, lot 428
價格：USD 10,000（相當於今日EUR 11,500）
描述：康熙時期(1662-1722)青釉暗刻筆筒
專家評論：比較相近的纏枝花紋。請注意此筆筒無足。