Page 88 - The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection Schilar's Objects, Christie's, March 2016

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A BOXWOOD MOUNTAIN-FORM
BRUSH REST
19TH CENTURY

The boxwood brush rest is carved in
imitation of lingbi stone, with several
openwork hollows and crevices.

5¬ in. (14.3 cm.) wide, 2æ in. (7 cm.)
high, wood stand, Japanese box

$7,000-9,000

PROVENANCE

Roy Hu, Taipei.

清十九世紀 黃楊木筆山

1176 PROVENANCE

A GROUP OF THREE SCHOLAR’S OBJECTS Hu tablet: Gerard Hawthorn, London.
19TH CENTURY Fly whisk: Kagedo Gallery, Orcas, Washington.
Fir cone: Nicholas Grindley, London.
The group includes a wooden hu tablet, of
gentle curved and tapering form; a bamboo- 清十九世紀 文玩一組三件
form fruitwood fy whisk, the horsehair attached
with an ornate weave; and a lacquered fr cone,
20th century, deep reddish-brown in color, and
used as a scholar’s handling object.

Hu tablet: 17√ in. (45.4 cm.) long; fy whisk: 10Ω
in. (26.7 cm.) long; fr cone: 5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide

(3)

$5,000-7,000

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