A HUANGHUALI BRUSHPOT, BITONG

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Details
A HUANGHUALI BRUSHPOT, BITONG
17th/18th Century
Of gently waisted, cylindrical shape, the grain richly figured with spreading, swirling whorl patterns and knotted "eyes", the base tightly plugged with a hongmu disc
6 7/8in. (17.3cm.) high, 6½in. (16.7cm.) diam.
Literature
Robert P. Piccus, ed., Wood From The Scholar's Table, Chinese Hardwood Carvings and Scholar's Articles, Hong Kong, 1984, pp. 26-27