A Chinese sang-de-boeuf brush washer, 18th century, of compressed globular form, applied with a glaze of rich oxblood-red colour thinning to white at the rim, 21.5cm diameter Provenance: From the Collection of Alfred Augustus Field (1898-1977), who worked in Calcutta as a pharmacist from around 1920 until the early 1950s. During his time in India, his love of ceramics developed and he started collecting various pieces that interested him. His collection later passed to his daughter and thence by descent in the 1980s. 清十八世纪 祭红釉笔洗 Condition Report Surface scratches. A small chip to base.