A CHINESE CYLINDRICAL BRUSH AND INK HOLDER WANLI 1573-1619 Drum-shaped, the top with four circular and one rectangular apertures separated by flowerheads in underglaze blue and iron-red, the side painted with floral and cloud designs, all against a cell diaper-ground, the base with a mark reading wan fu you tong, (the enamels perhaps later), 3.5cm. Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Bonhams, London, 3rd November 2014, lot 388. Illustrated: S Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector`s View, pp.23-26.