A RARE EAGLEWOOD (CHENXIANGMU) PRUNUS TREE-SECTION BRUSH POT

LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A RARE EAGLEWOOD (CHENXIANGMU) PRUNUS TREE-SECTION BRUSH POT
LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The gnarled section with finely carved relief branches of blossoms in which two birds are perched extending around the sides, with a light coating of lacquer
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1986.
Literature
Paul Moss, The Literati Mode, London, 1986, no. 70.

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Lot Essay

A somewhat larger eaglewood brush pot of similar form is also illustrated by P. Moss in The Literati Mode, London, 1986, p. 192, no. 69.

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