Lot Essay
Fang Zhuangyou (1902-1970) was a Chinese historian who graduated from the Tsinghua University and later taught at the Wuhan University.
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DATED WUWU CYCLICAL YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1918 AND OF THE PERIOD
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AN INSCRIBED CRESCENT-SHAPED BAMBOO BRUSH POT
DATED WUWU CYCLICAL YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1918 AND OF THE PERIOD
Of crescent-shaped cross-section, the brush pot is incised in intaglio with a bird perched on a prunus branch, adjacent to a bamboo and another prunus tree, below an inscription stating that on a winter day of the wuwu year (1918), and records that it was Fang Zhuangyou who suggested the subject-matter was to be drawn by Chen Zhuoshi and carved by Wu Zhaozhi.
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high, box
DATED WUWU CYCLICAL YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1918 AND OF THE PERIOD
Of crescent-shaped cross-section, the brush pot is incised in intaglio with a bird perched on a prunus branch, adjacent to a bamboo and another prunus tree, below an inscription stating that on a winter day of the wuwu year (1918), and records that it was Fang Zhuangyou who suggested the subject-matter was to be drawn by Chen Zhuoshi and carved by Wu Zhaozhi.
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high, box
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