Lot 32 十九世紀 黃釉牡丹紋筆筒 | A YELLOW GLAZED BISCUIT 'PEONY' BRUSHPOT, BITONG

十九世紀 黃釉牡丹紋筆筒 | A YELLOW GLAZED BISCUIT 'PEONY' BRUSHPOT, BITONG

19th century

GBP 2,000

GBP 2000 - 3000

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19th century
The narrow cylindrical vessel finely moulded and carved in relief with luxuriant peony blossoms issuing from craggy rockwork, with a sparrow in flight above, the whole covered in a vibrant lemon-yellow glaze. 13cm (5 1/8in) high.
Footnotes
十九世紀 黃釉牡丹紋筆筒
Provenance:
Robert Kleiner & Co., London
Published and Illustrated:
S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, Hong Kong, 2020, pp.198, 200 and 202.
來源：
倫敦古董商Robert Kleiner & Co.
著錄：
墨一閑，《筆筒淵鑒：收藏家的隨心所悟》，香港，2020年，第198、200及202頁
The present brushpot belongs to a distinctive group of finely carved porcelain wares that emerged during the first half of the nineteenth century, particularly from the Daoguang period (1821–1850) onwards. Characterised by their intricate relief carving and often monochrome glazes, these porcelains are thought to reflect the transfer of carving techniques traditionally associated with materials such as ivory, bamboo and jade into the ceramic medium. Their development has been linked to the dispersal of highly skilled craftsmen from the Imperial workshops in Beijing during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Intended for the scholar's desk, such works allowed their owners to display both refinement and connoisseurship, with the illusion of carved organic materials rendered in porcelain. The finest examples were often produced as individual artistic creations rather than standardised kiln products, and are closely associated with celebrated nineteenth century ceramic carvers such as Chen Guozhi (陳國治), Wang Bingrong (王炳榮) and Li Yucheng (李裕成).
Compare with a related yellow glazed brushpot in the style of a bamboo carving with mountainous landscape, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, illustrated in , Shenzhen, 2009, p.107, no.78. See also a related brushpot carved with flowers, birds and rocks, Li Yucheng seal mark, Daoguan, illustrated in , Hong Kong, 2006, pp.144-145, no.31.
See a carved yellow-glazed biscuit 'horse' brushpot, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 27 June 2025, lot 81.