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A FINE BURLWOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG The present lot has a delightful surface pattern, which is often as
18th century intriguing as swirling incense smoke. To the literati, such pieces spoke
The cylindrical vessel smoothly carved revealing a lustrous surface eloquently of the subtle human mind and expressed an understanding
with densely knotted grain and attractive 'eye figures', the wood of that good art is no slave to nature, but a full partner in man's pursuit of
chocolate-brown tone, the base with pine plug in the centre. understanding. Compare with a similar burlwood brushpot, 17th/18th
13cm (5in) high. century, illustrated by G.Wu Bruce, The Best of the Best: The MQJ
Collection of Ming Furniture, vol.2, Hong Kong, 2017, p.447.
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY16,000 - 24,000 Compare with a related burlwood brushpot, Qing dynasty, which
was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 10. See also a
清十八世紀 癭木筆筒 related burlwood brushpot, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams
London, 13 May 2021, lot 22.
Provenance:
Thomas Navratil, Zurich
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 12 November 1999
Published and Illustrated:
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Escape from the Dusty World: Chinese Paintings
and Literati Works of Art, London, 1999, no.48
S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, Hong Kong, 2020, pp.46-47
來源：
Thomas Navratil, 蘇黎世
倫敦古董商 Sydney L. Moss Ltd.，1999年11月12日
錄著：
Sydney L. Moss Ltd.，《Escape from the Dusty World: Chinese
Paintings and Literati Works of Art》，倫敦，1999年，48號
S.Marsh, 《Brushpots: A Collector's View》，香港，2020年，
頁46-47

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