Antique Chinese Qing Biscuit Porcelain Scholar's Brush Pot Bitong Gold Fish 1850 Sculpture The base with four Prabhavali

The base with four Prabhavali shaped arches supported by turned columns

on December 21

In 1831 he became a student at the École des Beaux-Arts and studied under François-Édouard Picot

Both the statue's hands and face are made from carved ivory

earning a Mention Honorable for his efforts

Antique Chinese Qing Biscuit Porcelain Scholar's Brush Pot Bitong Gold Fish 1850 Sculpture The base with four PrabhavaliA rare antique 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty, Daoguang period porcelain bitong or scholar's brushpot, by Wang Bingrong (1820 1875) , circa 1850. This very beautiful brushpot of cylindrical form, having an exterior carved in relief with six gold fish swimming amongst water weeds, their eyes with black glaze. The text above reads; "The Pleasures of Fishes" (Yu Le Tu), the design is a classic Chinese art motif, often associated with with themes of