A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'KUI XING' BRUSH STANDWanli Finely moulded as a standing screen applied with a figure of Kui Xing riding a cloud, his scarves billowing in the wind and clad in deer-skin, the screen decorated in cobalt-blue with phoenix, the north-star constellation, and a dou measure, behind the screen a container with later liner, painted with a pheasant above floral sprays, the screen with a roundel containing a leaping carp. 16cm (6 1/4in) high. 明萬曆 青花魁星筆插 Provenance: Sotheby's London (according to S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View , Hong Kong, 2020, p.28) Published and Illustrated: S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View , Hong Kong, 2020, p.29 來源：倫敦蘇富比（據S.Marsh於《Brushpots: A Collector's View》，香港，2020，頁28之記述） 錄著：S.Marsh，《Brushpots: A Collector's View》，香港，2020，頁29. On the reverse of the screen is Kui Xing, the God of Examinations worped by scholar-officials and candidates in the Imperial Examinations. For more infomation on Kui Xing see the footnote to Lot 3 in this catalogue. See a similar blue and white brush stand, Wanli, illustrated by John da Silva, 'Three Types of Chinese Brush Stand', Oriental Art , vol.XXIV, no.3, autumn 1978, p.327, figs.3-5. pare also with a related blue and white 'Kui Xing' table screen, Ming dynasty 16th century, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 4 November 2021, lot 347.