A REMARKABLY FINE FAMILLE ROSE BRUSHPOT, BITONG, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, c. 1850-1930 or earlier. Of cylindrical form rising from a partially unglazed base, painted in vivid aubergine, green, blue, yellow, pink, black, red, and turquoise, with underglaze blue details, depicting a continuous scene with court ladies in pursuit of daily activities including playing chess, painting, and drinking tea, with auspicious objects, flower baskets, and bats scattered in the background, framed by a diaper pattern on the upper rim and a crashing wave border above the base. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark.Inscriptions: To the base, ‘Youtang Yuyan Shuwu’ (‘The Friend of the Library of the Bathing Inkstone’).Provenance: Belgian trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little rubbing to the enamels, light scratches, and manufacturing flaws including dark spots.Weight: 758 gDimensions: Height 14.4 cmExpert’s note: Yuyan Shuwu, 'The Library of Bathing Inkstone', was a hallmark used during the Qianlong period.清末民初粉彩人物場景筆筒中國，約1850-1930年或更早。圓柱體筆筒，白地粉彩紫紅色、綠色、藍色、黃色、粉紅色、黑色、紅色和綠松石色，描繪了貴婦日常生活，比如下棋 、畫畫、飲茶，背景可見花籃、蝙蝠；筆筒上緣為錦地紋開光，下緣波浪紋邊框。平底内凹，青花六字款。款識：友棠浴硯書屋