A BLUE AND WHITE BRUSH POT, BITONG, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, MID-17TH CENTURY

A BLUE AND WHITE BRUSH POT, BITONG
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, MID-17TH CENTURY
The exterior of the body is finely decorated with a continuous scene depicting 'Washing the Elephant', sao xiang, with one servant holding a broom and a long hook standing on the back of the animal beside a water-filled wooden tub. Another figure wearing loose robes and military boots watches the scene from beneath a tree, all between an incised band to the mouth rim and the foot rim.
7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm.) high

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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ALBERT AND LEONIE VAN DAALEN, SWITZERLAND