miniature Chinese porcelain ink pot /brush pot with salamader motif Qing dynasty mark

Offered for sale is a striking and unusual miniature Chinese ink pot or brush pot of the type used by scholars decorated with a well modeled salamander lizard in high relief. The ink well is porcelain with an octagonal shaped base  and octagonal top aperture with ribbed convex sides. The pot is glazed in a pale mustard/ochre colour with dark umber brown accents, A salamander amphibious lizard is modeled in high relief and attached to the sides of the pot. The base has Qing dynasty marks hand painted in cobalt blue underglaze. The ink pot is probably mid to  late 19th or early 20th Century  Daoguang or Hongxian period,

Postage is R100 via Postnet or Courier Guy; alternatively collect from Emmerantia Jhb