Lot 62
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AN UNUSUAL CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
AN UNUSUAL CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT

17TH CENTURY

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AN UNUSUAL CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
17TH CENTURY
Finely carved in relief with a woman seated at a low rockwork table beneath palm trees, holding a brush above an unrolled scroll, an inkstone and waterdropper to the side, the reverse carved with an inscription, with hardwood base and rim
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high, box

Lot Essay

The inscription may be translated:
Sitting on a rock composing a poem,
The tranquility of the lush greenery inspires
One waits to recite the verses to the moon.
Signed Xue Cun tizi.

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