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A ZITAN ROOT-FORM WATER POT
AND COVER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The water pot is of roughly circular
form and raised on four short, root-form
feet. The exterior and cover are carved
in imitation of root wood, the design
incorporating inclusions of sapwood.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE
Nicholas Grindley, London, 2006.
LITERATURE
N. Grindley, Nicholas Grindley, London,
March 2006, no. 6.
明末/清十八世紀 紫檀仿木根式帶蓋水丞
ψ 1163 PROVENANCE
A FINELY CARVED ZITAN BRUSH Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 November
WITH JADEITE CAP 2007, lot 1864.
18TH-19TH CENTURY Arts of Chen, Taipei.
The long shaft is intricately carved with 清十八/十九世紀
chilong chasing faming pearls amidst
ruyi clouds interspersed with four of the 紫檀雕龍趕珠紋帶翠玉筆帽管毛筆
Buddhist emblems, and is ftted with a
mottled green jadeite cap at one end.
11¬ in. (29.5 cm.) long, Japanese wood
box, goat hair bristles
$10,000-15,000
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