Lot Essay
The inscription reads: A reward from the Zhili (province) Shuntian Prefecture, Tong Zhou, (area) Board of Trade, for the private use of Mr Yang
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AN INSCRIBED YIXING TREE-TRUNK BRUSHPOT, BIDONG, naturalistically potted to portray a portion of a gnarled and twisted old pine tree trunk, on the flat base a sixteen-character inscription,
19th Century or possibly earlier
14cm. high
19th Century or possibly earlier
14cm. high