17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A RARE SMALL CARVED CHENXIANGMU BRUSH POT
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved as a section of tree trunk flaring toward the mouth rim from the small foot, the brushpot is finely carved in high relief around the sides with chrysanthemums growing amidst rocks. The interior of the brush pot is lacquered.
3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) high

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Acquired in London in 1983.

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.IChenxiangmu, also known as aloeswood or eaglewood, is a highly valued type of wood that is typically only found in small segments of usable material, which were traditionally pieced together to make small scholar's objects. The honey-like fragrance of this wood, reputedly the result of honey ants nesting in the dead wood, also made it valuable in the manufacture of incense.

A closely related, though slightly larger (13.3 cm.) chenxiangmu brush pot, also dated to the 17th/18th centuries, in the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection, was sold at Christie's New York, 25 March 2010, lot 832.