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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳珍藏
2931
AN INSCRIBED ZITAN BRUSH POT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The cylindrical body of the brush pot is flared very slightly towards the mouth rim. The sides
well carved in relief in running script, with a lengthy inscription highlighted in gilt and with
a signature, Shi An, highlighted in dark red.
5√ in. (15 cm.) high
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000
P R O V E NAN C E :
Sold at Christie’s New York, 21 September 1995, lot 454
The brush pot is inscribed with a literary essay and the signature Shi An is the hao or assumed name
for the well-known calligrapher and court official of the Hanlin Academy, Liu Yong (1719-1805).
清十八世紀 紫檀刻填金劉墉行書龔遂為渤海太守文筆筒
來源:
紐約佳士得，1995年9月21日，拍品454號
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