A HUANGHUALI LOBED HEXAGONAL BRUSHPOT WITH ATTACHED FLORIFORM BASE, BITONG

18TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI LOBED HEXAGONAL BRUSHPOT WITH ATTACHED FLORIFORM BASE, BITONG
18th century
Of lobed hexagonal form, the corresponding barbs at the inner rim tapering down the sides of the interior, the protruding band at the base of conforming outline set on low pad feet
7 5/8in. (19.3cm.) high, 7 1/8in. (17.9cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

Brushpots with integral carved bases or stands appear in late Ming paintings and book illustrations. Compare a similar lobed hexagonal brushpot with fitted base illustrated by C. Evarts, A Leisurely Pursuit: Splendid Hardwood Antiquities from the Liang Yi Collection, Hong Kong, 2000, pp. 236-237, no. 99, and commentary on this style, p. 37.

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