A HUANGHUALI 'TREE-TRUNK' BRUSHPOT, BITONG

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A HUANGHUALI 'TREE-TRUNK' BRUSHPOT, BITONG
17TH/18TH CENTURY

Of cylindrical section, the sides of unequal thickness and carved in imitation of a section of tree trunk with numerous knots, with inlaid base
9½in. (24.1cm.) high

Lot Essay

A similar brushpot carved from zitan was included in the O.C.S. exhibition, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, October 24-December 13, 1986 and illustrated by Tsang and Moss in the Catalogue, no. 71