, Kangxi, late 17th century, decorated with a boy and a water buffalo confronting the Western Han official Bing Ji and his guard, four character Xuande Nianzhi mark on the partly glazed base, 14cm high
Provenance: Purchased by the late J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) from Christophe, May 1963, for ￡19.00, and by family descent. No receipt but itemised in collection notes.
Published: Oriental Art, Autumn 1978, p 326, Fig. 1, in an article entitled Three Types of Chinese Brush Stand and see also, Oriental Art, Spring 1985, Vol. XXXI No. 1, Transition Wares: an Historical Perspective, where this piece is illustrated p. 48, figs.11 and 12.
清康熙 青花"宣德年制"丙吉问牛图笔筒
拍品来源：前英国外务部官员J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) 私人收藏，其于1963年5月以19英镑的价格购自英国古董商Christophe
著录：《三种中国笔筒》，《东方艺术》1978年8月，326页，图版1；
《过渡期瓷器：历史视角》，《东方艺术》1985年春季，卷31，48页，图版11及12
Condition Report:
Glaze chips and nibbles to the rim, several shallow chips to the edge of the foot and firing blemishes to the interior of the brush pot
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