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A FINE SMALL BOXWOOD 'PINE TREE TRUNK' WATERPOT
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Finely carved in openwork and stippled with pigment to simulate the patina of bamboo, the waterpot formed as a hollowed pine tree, the exterior worked to depict the coarse bark with gnarled branches of pine extending around the sides and over the mouth rim
2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Finely carved in openwork and stippled with pigment to simulate the patina of bamboo, the waterpot formed as a hollowed pine tree, the exterior worked to depict the coarse bark with gnarled branches of pine extending around the sides and over the mouth rim
2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box