Glazed porcelain brush pot “Eight treasures”, Qing dynasty with Qianlong seal

Circular brush container with a cylindrical body resting on three short ruyi-shaped feet. It has an enameled decoration with details in relief that tries to emulate the characteristic red lacquer on wood. 

Both the interior and the base show a dark brown enameling that recalls the natural color of the wood. The exterior, adorned with fine reliefs and an intense cinnabar red color, shows a pattern of auspicious Buddhist symbols and beautiful eight-petaled flowers. On them stand out, also in relief and made in colored enamels, several images representing the eight treasures. 

It has on the base done in relief and highlighted in gold, a six-character seal “大清乾隆年制”

Height: 23 cm