Details
A LARGE ZITAN BRUSHPOT, BITONG
17TH CENTURY
Of irregular outline, the surface of the low, squat vessel carved with bumpy knots and gouges to simulate the gnarled surface of a tree trunk, the base with a single plug, the wood with a dark, tight grain
8in. (20.5cm.) high, 10¼in. (26cm.) diameter
17TH CENTURY
Of irregular outline, the surface of the low, squat vessel carved with bumpy knots and gouges to simulate the gnarled surface of a tree trunk, the base with a single plug, the wood with a dark, tight grain
8in. (20.5cm.) high, 10¼in. (26cm.) diameter
Literature
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 204, no. 100