Lot 2022
2022
A LARGE HARDWOOD ROOT-FORM SCROLL POT
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF PHILIP WOOD, SAN FRANCISCO
A LARGE HARDWOOD ROOT-FORM SCROLL POT

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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A LARGE HARDWOOD ROOT-FORM SCROLL POT
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Of gnarled, knotted shape, carved along the original outline of the tree to enhance the attractive natural form, the interior and exterior with traces of black lacquer
14 in. (35.5 cm.) diam., stand

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Lot Essay

Trunk-form brush and scroll pots such as the present example appeared to be quite popular during the Qing dynasty, perhaps due to their scholarly aesthetic and rustic sense of the natural world. A trunk-form stool, similar in shape to the present example, although fitted with an inset seat, and also covered in a black laquer, is illustrated by Nancy Berliner and Sarah Handler in Friends of the House: Furniture from China's Towns and Villages, Salem, 1995, pp. 50-1, no. 7, where it is attributed to Shandong province.

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