The base with a four-character seal mark reading Chen Guozhi zuo.
12.9 cm. (5¹⁄₈ in.) high

With John Sparks, London, May 1934 (as recorded in the RHRP ledger).
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 325 (as recorded in the RHRP ledger) and no. (X)149 (according to label).

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Chen Guozhi (ca. 1800–1860) was a noted Jingdezhen ceramicist active during the Daoguang (1821–1850) and Xianfeng (1851–1861) reigns. Renowned for his refined carving and glazing, he was among the few independent artists of the period, such as Wang Binrong and Li Youcheng, who signed their works. A turquoise-glazed, relief-decorated brush pot inscribed Da Qing Daoguang Chen Guozhi zao is illustrated in J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol. 2, Geneva, 1999, pp. 246–247, no. 340; another yellow-enamelled example is published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 55, no. 49. See also a yellow-glazed brush pot sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2012, lot 2373.