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1 160736/3
A Chinese huanghuali inscribed brush pot
wu yun signed, qing dynasty
of slightly concave cylindrical form, with
Japanese collector’s box.
H: 4 1/2 in., 11.5cm; D: 3 1/4 in., 8cm
$1,500-2,000

2 160837/11
A Chinese carved bamboo brush pot,
bitong
qing dynasty
of cylindrical form, the exterior decorated
with the landscape of river and mountain
and with poetic inscription.
H: 5 1/2 in., 14cm
provenance:
Property of a Pennsylvania collector
$400-600

3 160705/24
A Chinese huanghuali ‘lotus
seedpod’ box and cover
18th/early 19th century
of lobed, organic form, dark
patination throughout.
H: 3 1/8 in., 8cm; D: 5 1/2 in., 14cm
$6,000-8,000

4 160797/8
A Chinese zitan brush pot
late 19th century
of plain, unadorned cylindrical form.
H: 6 3/4 in., 17cm; D: 6 1/2 in.,
16cm
$500-700

4A
A finely carved Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup
18th century
of archaistic form with chilong handle, the body
carved with central band showing a scholar in a
landscape and with poetic inscription.
H: 3 1/2 in., 9 cm
provenance:
Property from the Estate of Charles V. Swain,
Doylestown, PA; thence by family descent.
$30,000-50,000