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A RARE INSCRIBED CYPRESS WOOD Provenance:
BRUSHPOT, BITONG Adrian M. Joseph (d.2010), Hong Kong, 1978
Xuantong seal mark and Fuchen zhi mark,
early 20th century Published and Illustrated:
The vessel with numerous gnarled and S.Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View,
hollowed 'eyes, the wood of amber-honey Hong Kong, 2020, pp.60-61
tone, the base incised with seal mark and
maker's signature. 來源：
16.5cm (6 1/2in) diam. Adrian M. Joseph (卒 2010)，香港，1978年
£2,000 - 4,000 錄著：
CNY16,000 - 32,000 S.Marsh, 《Brushpots: A Collector's View》，
香港，2020年，
二十世紀早期 柏木隨形筆筒 頁60-61
「宣統年造」、「輔臣製」款
The present lot bears the seal of the Xuantong
emperor (r.1909-1911), the last emperor of
China, as well as a three-character inscription,
Fuchen zhi ('made by Fuchen'). See a related
burlwood brushpot, Qing dynasty, which was
sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30 November
2021, lot 585.

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