A Blue and White "Cracked Ice and Prunus" Porcelain Brush Washer POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY the ovoid body tapering to an incurved foot, painted with prunus blossoms all against a blue ground, bearing a four-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue to the underside, together with a blue and white vase of tall cylindrical form rising to a flared mouth, the body decorated with two shaped panels enclosing flower-filled vases and precious objects, interspersed with flower heads on a dark blue ground. Height of taller 10 1/2 inches.