Antique Chinese Qing Period Blue and White Porcelain Brush Pot Landscape Scene 4.5"W Misedansu Decoration: Abstract geometric patchwork forms

Decoration: Abstract geometric patchwork forms in olive-khaki/grey-green

Heroic war portrait of Saigō Takamori (西郷 隆盛) from Toshinobu’s reportage on the Satsuma Rebellion

richly finished jingasa like this were worn primarily for rank and ceremony

particularly around the New Year

Antique Chinese Qing Period Blue and White Porcelain Brush Pot Landscape Scene 4.5"W Misedansu Decoration: Abstract geometric patchwork formsAntique Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Brush Pot with Landscape and Calligraphy China, late Qing dynasty (circa late 19th century)Dimensions: 4. 5W 3. 5H 3D (11. 4 8. 9 7. 6 cm) This antique Chinese porcelain brush pot is potted in a classic cylindrical form and decorated in underglaze cobalt blue on a soft white ground. The exterior features a continuous hand painted landscape scene with scholars dwellings, trees, rocky outcrops, and distant hills,