A CARVED HARDWOOD BRUSHPOT

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A CARVED HARDWOOD BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, INSCRIBED DINGJI CYCLICAL DATE, CORRESPONDING TO 1737 AND OF THE PERIOD

The exterior carved in shallow relief with sprays of bamboo sprays growing on a craggy rockwork ground, inscribed with a short text, followed by the Dingji Zhongyang qian yiri, 'The day before Zhongyang (8th day of the ninth month) Dingji year', and the signature of the carver, Zhiyan Zuo, 'The work of Zhi Yan'
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high, box

Provenance

From a private Japanese collection, acquired in the first half of the 20th century

Lot Essay

The name, Zhi Yan, is the designation of the early Qing dynasty carver, Zhou Hao, well-known for carving landscapes in the style of the Song and Yuan masters, cf. Chinese Bamboo Carving, Part II, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1982, pp. 56-58. A comparable brushpot, the exterior rendered with this form of stylised bamboo and rock carving from the Simon Kwan collection, included in the exhibition, Ming and Qing Bamboo, the University of Hong Kong, 2000, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 91. A more naturalistic carving bearing the name of the same carver is offered in the present sale, lot 747.

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