A WHITE JADE BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD |

of cylindrical form, supported on four splayed ruyi feet, the translucent white stone well polished to a lustrous finish

It is rare to find a plain white brushpot of this high quality, encapsulating the most refined pure aesthetics of the Qianlong court. However, a white jade brushpot of closely related form and size, delicately incised with a design of prunus, was sold in these rooms, 25th April 2004, lot 121. See also another white jade brushpot of this form, similarly supported on three intricately worked ruyi feet, sold in these rooms, 5th April 2017, lot 3636, and an example from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard, sold at Christie’s London, 15th May 2015, lot 504.