Chinese Porcelain Seafoam Green Bitong

Description

Chinese porcelain seafoam green bitong, a large, finely formed, cylindrical brush pot with flared sides, and a seafoam green glazed … more Chinese porcelain seafoam green bitong, a large, finely formed, cylindrical brush pot with flared sides, and a seafoam green glazed exterior, interior and inset base. The exterior of the brush pot is formed of finely carved, bamboo stalks in heavy bas-relief, bracketed by a finely carved bands of cloud and thunder meanders and ornate, ganoderma, Ru Yi lappets at the rim and a band of squarish, Ru Yi lappets at the foot. A six character, Qianlong, reign mark in Zhuanshu script is finely carved to the inset base. Circa Republic of China era. less