Vintage Chinese Ceramic Li Bai Drunk Poet Reclining Figure Brush Rest Cobalt Blue Glaze 7" Tsutsugaki Weight = 36 lbs

Weight = 36 lbs

The kiri (paulownia) wood handle is in very good condition

there is an old saying in Japanese "There is nothing more satisfying than tea made with water from a rusty pot

This one is in the shape of a rat/mouse and stands Apx3” tall and has a small chip on the bottom where it’s not seen but is otherwise in good shape

A beautiful limited edition printed created by the artist Caroline Young in the 1990's titled "Sisters of the Red Chamber"

Vintage Chinese Ceramic Li Bai Drunk Poet Reclining Figure Brush Rest Cobalt Blue Glaze 7" Tsutsugaki Weight = 36 lbsVintage Chinese Ceramic Li Bai Drunk Poet Reclining Figure Brush Rest Cobalt Blue Glaze 7"L A charming and well modeled vintage Chinese ceramic figure depicting Li Bai (, 701762) the Tang Dynasty poet celebrated throughout Chinese literary culture for his love of wine and his ecstatic, visionary verse shown in his most iconic pose: reclining in a state of contented inebriation, cheek resting on one hand, eyes half closed, his body draped in a sweeping