A CARVED CHENXIANG BRUSHPOT
SIGNED XIYA (1890-1978)
The cylindrical brushpot is carved using a whole piece of chenxiang wood, and incised on the exterior with a continuous landscape scene depicting a farmhouse nestled in the mountains, below a poetic inscription signed Xiya.
4 1/4 in. (10.5 cm.) high, box
Lot Essay
Xiya was a famous late Qing dynasty/Republic period bamboo and wood carver, whose works were highly prized by artists like Zhang Daqian, Wu Hufan and Wu Changshuo.
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