A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN PEACH TREE BRUSH POT BITO...

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£800 - £1,000

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN PEACH TREE BRUSH POT BITONG, WANG BU MARK. -

This Chinese blue and white porcelain brush pot is attributed to the artist Wang Bu (1898-1968). Of cylindrical form with a flat base and a slightly recessed centre, the vessel dates to the 20th century, Republic period or later. The exterior is decorated in underglaze blue with a gnarled, fruiting peach tree. The painting employs the shui fen (watery ink-wash) technique, featuring a range of cobalt tones from deep blue to pale washes to create a painterly effect. The fruit, foliage, and textured bark are rendered with fluid brushstrokes and fine stippling. The interior and base are covered in a smooth white glaze. To the side of the decoration is a small underglaze blue square seal mark reading Wang Bu (王步). The base is marked with a larger four-character seal mark in underglaze blue reading Yuan Wen Wu Guo (����), which translates as Wishing to hear of my own faults, a known studio mark of the artist.

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