A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE MATCHED WRITING SET.

Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.

Comprising: a rectangular ink well with circular liner, the four sides decorated with butterflies and flowers, a similarly sized brush rest with sides bearing a finely painted continuous garden scene of four figures, the top set with a series of holes over a concave surface, both resting within a fitted rectangular tray, the raised rim decorated with a floral border beneath a gilt rim, 6cm H, 13.6cm long. (4)

清十九世紀 粉彩繪文房用具

For a writing set comprising of similar elements see David Howard and John Ayres, China for the West, Porcelain and Decorative Art for Export Over Three Hundred Years, vol II, no 597, p 574.

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