Chinese mallow-shape ge brush washer With flaring sides indented with ten petals, resting on a slightly recessed base with six spur marks, covered overall with a creamy glaze suffused with a network of dark gray crackle joined by finer golden tinged crackle, 4.9"w. Provenance: property from a private estate, by descent. Formerly from the collection of private UK collector Donald Ratcliffe; purchased from John Sparks London. Accompanying this lot is a photocopy of original receipt (see item 3) dated August 12, 1977.