19th and 20th century, porcelain brush pots most hand painted in underglaze blue with landscapes in loose brushstrokes, two with crackle to ground, five with red wax export seals to underside.

Tallest 4 1/2 in.

Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Leonard Woodcock

From the collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Leonard Woodcock. They lived in China from 1977 to 1981 and continued to visit frequently until 1996. Ambassador Woodcock negotiated normalization between the United States and China with leader Deng Xiaoping, and was then selected to be the first U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.

Good estate condition; two with hairline cracks at rim; one with some nicks to rim and star hairline to underside; another pot with star hairline to underside.