A fine Chinese Dehua 'lotus' brush washer, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
清康熙 德化白釉荷葉式洗

The delicate cup finely moulded to the exterior to form lotus leaves sprouting from a spiralling stem, set to one end with a small flat loop handle surmounted by a dragon head thumb rest, covered overall in a milky-white glaze, housed in a cloth box

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Dimensions: 10.2cm long

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Likely used as a brush washer, this 'libation cup' would have part of a collection of scholar's objects, used to adorn the table of a discerning scholar-offical and provide inspiration.

此類陶瓷筆洗是中國學士書桌上使用的物品，是一種文房用品，其他包括墨硯、腕托、筆筒和小花瓶。 此類器物被私人貿易商出口至歐洲，歐洲人認為新奇吸引。