明正德 白釉十棱洗 《正德年製》款

the finely potted flaring sides resting on a countersunk base, the sides rising from a footring subtly divided into ten bracket lobes to a rim of corresponding form, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a four-character reign mark within a double-circle

香港蘇富比1982年11月8/9日，編號120

The exterior of the mouth has a restored C-shaped flake of approx. 0.5 by 2.5 cm, with a greater area of overpaint. The lobed mouthrim also has some fritting with minor glaze losses. There are some expected wear, occasional stained burst bubbles and iron spots. The actual colour is slightly more yellowish than the catalogue illustration.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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White brush washers of this distinctive mallow shape were first designed in the Yongle period, although no complete example may have survived from that period. A broken vessel excavated from the imperial kiln site at Jingdezhen was included in the exhibition Jingdezhen Zhushan chutu Yongle guanyao ciqi [Yongle Imperial porcelain excavated at Zhushan, Jingdezhen], Capital Museum, Beijing, 2007, cat. no. 11.

Another white-glazed Zhengde brushwasher of identical form and size, from the Eumorfopoulos, Cunliffe and Meiyintang collections, was sold in these rooms, 7th April 2011, lot 59. See also an example from the collection of Nancy and Ira Koger, illustrated in Geng Baochang, Ming Qing ciqi jianding, Beijing, 1993, p. 116, fig. 216, and sold three times in our rooms, in London 9th December 1986, lot 222, in New York 27th November 1990, lot 8, and here in Hong Kong 26th October 1993, lot 58. Two similar washers from the Carl Kempe collection, published in Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, nos. 687-8, were sold in our Paris rooms, 12th June 2008, lots 46 and 50.

A washer of this design from the Chinese imperial collection, supported on a wooden stand is depicted in the handscroll Guwantu ('Pictures of Antiques') in the Sir Percival David Collection, now in the British Museum, London, which is dated in accordance with AD 1728; see China. The Three Emperors 1662-1795, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005-6, cat. no. 168.