Bidspirit auction | Bithong or pot à pinceaux

Bithong or pot à pinceaux de lettrado, China, Republic Period, 20th Century - Porcelain with polychrome overglaze decoration. Measures 12 x 8.5 cm. Cylindrical vessel intended for scholars, decorated with a continuous landscape of mountains, pagodas, bridges, and river scenes. Soft palette of greens, blues, ochres, and pinks. Base with a square mark in black Chinese characters evoking the Qianlong period. Minor chip on the upper rim.