Chinese porcelain brushholder in the style of Wang Qi (1884- - Lot 72

Chinese porcelain brushholder in the style of Wang Qi (1884-1937), 20th century Large-format, rectangular porcelain brushholder, decorated on all four sides in pink family palette with continuous landscape scenes featuring scholars and children in a natural setting of trees, rocks and flowers, accompanied by calligraphic inscriptions and red seals; the upper rim decorated with a geometric frieze and floral motifs in purple underglaze, the interior visible through the rectangular opening; the base bearing a red square mark referring to Wang Qi, an artist associated with the "Eight Friends of Zhushan", this type of mark and decoration generally corresponding to later 20th-century production, probably intended in part for decorative use. Details: Height: 25 cm - Width: 16.2 cm - Depth: 16.2 cm - Weight: 3688 g