Chinese Blue-Glazed Porcelain Brush Pot, Mark and period of Kangxi #5412

width: approx. 11.5cm (4 17⁄32in)
height: approx. 14.2cm (5 19⁄32in)
weight: 810g

This is a cylindrical blue-glazed porcelain brush pot from China, featuring a smooth, evenly applied glaze of pale blue tone. The surface is uninterrupted by decoration, and both the interior and exterior are glazed in the same hue. The rim and foot are left unglazed, revealing the fine white porcelain body beneath. On the base, a six-character mark in underglaze blue reads “Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi” (Made in the Kangxi period of the Great Qing), written in regular script. A paper label marked “Schomburg-1 Anwpe Collection” is affixed near the center of the base.