Two Chinese porcelain artist water pots, the smaller one attributed to Liang Kentang (19th century), and dated according inscription 1887 6 cm x 10.5 cm and 4.5 cm x 8.5 cm (2) catalogue note: Liang Kentang, an artist specialised in the qianjiang palette, was active in the early to mid Guangxu period. Most survived pieces of his are dated from 1877 to 1887, such as the current lot. Compared with a water pot of same format and decoration, see Peter Wain, Awaiting spring: Qianjiang Art on Chinese porcelain, London, 1988, p.54, no. 72