Antique Chinese Qing Biscuit Porcelain Scholar's Brush Pot Bitong Gold Fish 1850 Drawings & Prints The fireplace is made from

The fireplace is made from solid stained oak to the the top shelf is supported by two substantial 'Barley Twist' columns and also connects a shelf below that is supported with a pair of corbel brackets to the underside

like a foundational structure supporting all that is stacked above

allowing it to be raised or lowered

silver weight 25 Grams

Antique Chinese Qing Biscuit Porcelain Scholar's Brush Pot Bitong Gold Fish 1850 Drawings & Prints The fireplace is made fromA rare antique 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty, Daoguang period porcelain bitong or scholar's brushpot, by Wang Bingrong (1820 1875) , circa 1850. This very beautiful brushpot of cylindrical form, having an exterior carved in relief with six gold fish swimming amongst water weeds, their eyes with black glaze. The text above reads; "The Pleasures of Fishes" (Yu Le Tu), the design is a classic Chinese art motif, often associated with with themes of