KANGXI PERIOD, DATED CYCLICAL WUZI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1708 AND OF THE PERIOD

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A RARE LARGE ZITAN BRUSH
KANGXI PERIOD, DATED CYCLICAL WUZI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1708 AND OF THE PERIOD
The zitan brush handle is formed by a dome-shaped receptacle , with inscription reading Kangxi wuzi He Zhuo qingwan’ (Wuzi year of Kangxi period, for He Zhuo’s pure pleasure). This lot is accompanied by a stone seal with the inscription quan xi tang.
4 1/16 in. (10.5 cm.) long., box

Provenance

Ueda Sokyu (1899-1968)

Lot Essay

He Zhuo (1661-1722), studio name Qizhan, is one of the ‘Four masters of rubbing’ during the Kangxi period.
Ueda Sokyu (1899-1968), Japanese calligrapher, founder of the Keiseikai society.

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