White porcelain bitong brush pot glazed in blue underglaze, China, Transition period (1630-1644) Of cylindrical form, slightly flared at the top, decorated with a woman under a willow tree welcoming a soldier flanked by men of his guard holding banners, a soldier brandishing a halberd and a groom holding his horse. The scene takes place in a landscape of rocks and mountains in clouds. Stylized geometric frieze incised around the base and top of the brush pot. The unglazed base. Height : 21 cm ; diameter : 20,4 cm Label: Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners Exhibition 1981, the OCS of Hong Kong, No. 79. Exhibition: Exhibition of The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and the Urban Council, Hong Kong at the Hong-Kong Museum of Art - 29 January to 29 March 1981. Publication : Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Oriental Ceramics Society, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1981, no. 79, p. 120. 十七世纪 过渡期 - 青花人物故事图笔筒 Private collection from Paris - lots from 78 to 127, 219 and 220